YEMEN INTEGRATED URBAN SERVICES EMERGENCY PROJECT (YIUSEP ll) Component 1 Service Restoration Sub-Component 1.1 Tertiary Municipal Services and Solid Waste Management Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Stone Paving Group Sub-Projects in Urban Areas Dhamar, Abyan, Al Dhalea Governorates 28 June 2022 Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. 5 1. Introduction: ....................................................................................................................... 6 Dhamar, Abyan, Al-Dhalea Governorates.............................................................................. 6 2 Project Description: ............................................................................................................ 7 2-1 Scope of Work: ................................................................................................................ 7 2-2 Location:........................................................................................................................ 13 3 Environmental and Social Baseline conditions: ................................................................ 19 3.2 Hydrology: ..................................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Cultural Heritage:........................................................................................................... 20 3.4 Rainfall, Climate, and Weather: ..................................................................................... 20 3.5 Air Quality and Noise: .................................................................................................... 20 3.6 Existing Situation of the Targeted Areas: ....................................................................... 21 3.7 Targeted Beneficiaries: .............................................................................................. 23 4 Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment: .............................................................. 24 4.1 Applicability: .............................................................................................................. 24 4.4 Environmental and Social Screening ............................................................................. 27 4-5 Land Acquisition ............................................................................................................ 28 4-6 Resources and Services' access restriction ................................................................... 28 4-7 COVID-19 Sensitivity ..................................................................................................... 28 4-8 Gender and Social -related issues ................................................................................. 28 4.8.1 Child Labor.............................................................................................................. 29 4.8.2 Gender .................................................................................................................... 29 4.8.3 Gender-Based Violence "GBV", and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse "SEA ............. 29 4.8.4 Conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm ........................................................................ 30 5 Environmental and Social Impact Analysis Plan and Mitigation Measures: ...................... 31 5.1 Environmental and Social Management Plan ................................................................ 31 5.2 Occupational and Health Safety Plan: ........................................................................... 39 6 Environmental, Social, and OHS Clauses and Liabilities for Contractors: ........................ 67 6.1 Conditions for the Eligible Contractors: .......................................................................... 67 6.2 Environmental and Social Clauses for Contractors: ....................................................... 67 6.3 Environmental and Social Liabilities for Contractors ...................................................... 72 7 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan ....................................................................... 73 8 Stakeholders Engagement Plan and Public Consultation: ................................................ 78 8.1 Public Consultation Findings and Feedback.............................................................. 79 8.2 Sustainability of Subproject and Community Ownership ........................................... 79 8.3 Stakeholders Engagement Plan ................................................................................ 80 Capacity Building .................................................................................................................... 81 9 Grievance Mechanism ..................................................................................................... 82 Annex 1 – Environmental and Social Checklist .................................................................... 84 Annex2 – PWP Environmental and Social Responsiveness (ESR) Criteria at Proposal Stage ............................................................................................................................................ 90 Note: To be selected and filled according to project type based on PWP baseline study ..... 90 Annex 3 - PWP Checklist of Expected Environmental and Social Impacts to be Addressed at the Design Stage ................................................................................................................. 91 Annex 4. – Public Consultation Reports (Social agreements & consultation attendance sheets) – Arabic > ............................................................................................................... 92 Annex 5 – PWP Complain Handling Mechanism ................................................................. 98 List of figures Figure 3 Existing Situation of the Targeted Areas ................................................................... 23 Figure 4 PWP Complain Handling Mechanism ........................................................................ 98 Figure 5 PWP Complain Handling Mechanism ........................................................................ 99 List of tables Table 1 introduction general information .................................................................................. 6 Table 2: shows the length, width, and area of stone paving .................................................... 10 Table 3: subprojects coordinates............................................................................................ 13 Table 4 Total number of beneficiaries segregated by sex ....................................................... 24 Table 6 Environmental and Social Plan ................................................................................... 39 Table 7 Occupational and Health Safety Plan ......................................................................... 48 Table 8 Occupational and Health Safety Plan ......................................................................... 56 Table 9 Occupational and Health Safety Plan ......................................................................... 66 Table 10 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan ............................................................... 77 Table 11 subprojects Consultation Date .................................................................................. 78 Table 12 Stakeholders Engagement ....................................................................................... 81 Table 13 Environmental and Social Checklist ......................................................................... 89 Table 14 PWP Environmental and Social Responsiveness (ESR) Criteria at Proposal Stage . 90 Table 15 PWP Checklist of Expected Environmental and Social Impacts to be Addressed at the Design Stage .......................................................................................................................... 91 Table 16 Public Consultation Reports (Social agreements & consultation attendance sheets) - Arabic ..................................................................................................................................... 97 Abbreviations BOQs Bills of Quantities CoC Code of Conduct CHM Complaint Handling Mechanism COVID-19 Coronavirus disease E East E&S Environmental and Social EHS Environmental, Health, and safety ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 ESPECRP Response Project ESR Environmental and Social Responsiveness GBV Gender Based Violence GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HQ Head Quarter IBAs Important Birds and Biodiversity Areas IDP Internal Displaced Persons IDs Personal Identifications Cards N North O&M Operation and maintenance OHS Occupational Health and Safety PPEs Personal Protective Equipment's PWP Public Works Project SEA Sexual Exploitation and Abuse SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SFD Social Fund for Development SH Sexual Harassment SRM Stakeholder Response Mechanism TPM Third Party Monitoring UNDP United Nation for Development Programme UNICEF the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund US United States of America WASH Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene WBG World Bank Group Executive Summary The Enviornmnetal and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the Stone Paving Sub-Project, under Public Works Project (PWP) in Urban Areas, is prepared based on the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for YIUSEP II. The ESMF was prepared by UNOPS to meet the requirements of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), UNOPS requirements and the national environmental laws and regulations requirements.. This ESMP is prepared under INTEGRATED URBAN SERVICES EMERGENCY PROJECTII. Project Description (section 2): PWP is going to implement stone paving sub-projects in urban areas. The subprojects will provide opportunities during implementation for skilled and unskilled workers from the local communities and IDPs which will reduce the economic effects due to the Covid-19 pandemic and generate positive impacts on the economy, education, and health in the targeted areas as well as enhance the community's protection and resilience. ESMP Budget: The estimated costs of ESMPs implementation will differ from one sub-project to another but the total average estimated cost of this ESMP will be 49,000 US$, some of this amount will be part of the subproject contracted costs such as PPEs, Covid-19 requirements, and providing latrines in sites; another cost, staffing, consultations, and awareness materials, will be covered from the safeguarding budget that is mentioned in the ESMF. Environmental and Social Baseline Conditions (section 3): In this section, the existing situation from the perspective of the environment and the social aspects is reflected. The baseline includes a description of the rainfall, climate, and weather,air quality and noise and the targeted beneficiaries numbers. Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment (section 4): the applicability and Eligibility (Responsive Criteria) is going to be described in addition to the environmental and social screening that may reflect the impacts of the implementation of the subproject on the targeted areas. Environmental and social impact analysis plan and mitigation measures (section 5): a detailed analysis of the environmental and social impacts and the suitable mitigation measures will be assigned. The workers' occupational health and safety measures are studied and analyzed as well. Environmental, social, and OHS clauses and liabilities for contractors (section 6): the contractor conditions to be eligible to comply with the environmental and social procedures in this ESMP will be represented in addition to their clauses and liabilities. Environmental and social monitoring plan (section 7): this section reflects the monitoring actions that will be taken in the implementation of the mitigation measures, their indicators, responsibilities, and monitoring time frame. Stakeholder engagement plan and public consultation (section 8): according to WB ESF standard No. 10, we will represent an overview of the stakeholders who were engaged in the project preparation process and the public consultation that was conducted as well. In addition to the consulted people finding, feedbacks, and how to ensure the sustainability of the intervention by reflecting the ownership of the subproject to the community. Moreover, the plan on how the stakeholders will be engaged during the implementation are described as well. Grievance Mechanism (section 9): this section summarizes the ways of handling Complaints in PWP and the process of Complaint recording and solving. Also, PWP’s complaints receiving methods. 1. Introduction: Under the umbrella of IUSEPll environmental and social management framework ESMFwas prepared to meet the requirements of the WB ESF, PWP. The said ESMF is the bases under which this environmental and social management plans (ESMPs) for all the sub-projects proposed to be implemented is prepared. In these ESMPs, PWP considers all the environmental and social aspects within the sub-projects range and the impacts and risks that may emerge due to the implementation. PWP reflects its methodology in dealing with and managing these environmental, social, and occupational health and safety OHS impacts and the procedures that PWP requires to the different implementation parties as well. In this ESMP, the subprojects fall under the stone paving sector and consist of paving urban secondary streets with stones and concrete that will be implemented in different governorates in Yemen. PWP will invest 750,000US$ to complete the civil works of these sub-projects. The sub- projects will be implemented by contractors. PWP completed its field visits in January of 2022 in which the stakeholder and public were consulted and engaged to ensure the sustainability of these interventions. The risk rating under this ESMP sub-projects is moderate. Name of the Subproject: Stone Paving in Urban Areas 09-5-11481, 09-5-15545, 12-5-11514, 12-5- Subprojects ID: 15546, 20-5-14128. Subprojects Locations Dhamar, Abyan, Al-Dhalea Governorates Sector and Type of Subproject: Secondary Sreets Stone Paving Implementing of the Subproject: PWP Estimated Cost of Subprojects: $ 750,000 Field Visit (Yes/No; Include Date): Yes, January 2022 Was Consultation Carried out? (Yes/No): Yes, Refer to Public Consultation Section Proposed Class of Subproject (Low to Moderate High): Table 1 introduction general information 2 Project Description: The subprojects are to implement stone paving in secondary urban streets in different governorates in Yemen. The subprojects will include paving a total area of 30,768.9 m2 of the secondary streets. The stone paving sub-projects will follow the current secondary streets' existing footprints. The work will be implemented section by section in a short period in coordination with local communities and local authorities. The street's average width is 8.46 m, and the targeted total length is 4,064.63 m. The total estimated number of direct and indirect beneficiaries that will benefit from these subprojects are 8,569 person of which 4,015 are men and 4,384 are women. The subprojects will be implemented through contracting modality and the implementation period varies between four to six months based on the work size which will be different from area to area depending on needs. The total cost of subprojects is $ 700,000. Contractors will hire the workforce from the targeted areas. Giving the fact that some parts of the activities require skilled labors, thus these tasks will be undertaken by appropriately skilled workers from the targeted areas and when not available, the contractors will hire skilled laborers from nearby areas. Each stone paving work contract will maximize the use of manual labor to support local employment and provide incomes for local communities during the subprojects implementation period. These sub-projects will facilitate mobility, enhance the living environment and conditions for targeted communities, and improve access and road safety. The subprojects will provide safe roads for targeted communities, facilitating their transportation and contributing to enhancing the economy in the targeted areas as well as will provide work opportunities during implementation for skilled and unskilled workers from local communities as well as for displaced people to reduce the economic impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic and will generate positive impacts on the economy, education, and health in the targeted areas. Also, the sub-projects will enhance the community's protection and resilience. The contractor will be responsible to protect its workers and communities during implementation and apply the ES mitigation measures and provide the required training, tools, and necessary PPEs for workers. 2-1 Scope of Work: This ESMP is prepared for a group of urban stone paving subprojects because they encompass similar activities, and they are small-scale sub-projects. The sub-projects will follow the existing footprints of the current streets and will follow the same path. The activities will require stones for pavement in urban areas that will be bought from local markets. . The subprojects activities will include but are not limited to the following: Stone Paving in Urban area (all subprojects) • Excavation to the level of base course (40-50cm) with taking care and protecting underground services. • Levelling and compaction work with proper materials. • Cutting of remaining asphalt in some locations. • Adjusting manholes level when required. • Transporting paving stones from the market, and other construction materials to the worksite. • Mixing the concrete. • Implement a 10 cm plain concrete under the stone paving. • Implement the stone paving 1with cement mortar by using manual equipment and tools. • Implementing paving footpaths. • Implement reinforced concrete beams at the end of the paving to protect the paving. • Collecting and transporting construction residues to areas appointed by local authorities.2 • Planting native non-invasive trees3 on the footpaths in each section of the sub-projects. Sewerage network in projects Nos. 12-5-11514 and 12-5-15546 • Excavation works for sewerage network for depth less than 2m • Supply and pipeling of , 250mm uPVC pipes and with a pressure of 10 BAR • Implement inspection chambers at 80x80cm by solid block. Rehabilitate the existing manholes in the network with depths less than 2m.backfilling with compaction and spraying water for the pipelines after completion. Closed rainwater drainage canals: 20-5-141284 • Excavation (1.5-2m) for storm water drainage and stone side wall • Implement a 10 cm plain concrete under the channel ground stone paving . • Implement the stone paving 5with cement mortar by using manual equipment and tools for the ground of the channel. • Building masonry walls with mortar for the drainage cannel sides. • Supply and install precast concrete cover for storm water drainage network 1 1 The standard stones dimensions are (25*30*30) cm, the source of stones is from the local market. The type of stones usually are igneous ormetamorphic rocks, and the estimated cost of the stone is 0.8 US$ after formulation. 2 construction residues will be collected and transported and disposed to the authorized location in coordination with the local authorities. 3 Tree planting is included as a priced item in the Bills of Quantities priced by the contractor for every subproject, as positive Environmental improvement measure. Contractor will deliver the plants from local Nurseries trees, and numbers of trees/saplings will differ from one road to another as per the site engineer recommendations, as described in the BOQs of each subproject. Location of tree planting will be in suggested locations by Project engineers. 4 The channel will be built as follow: masonary walls for the sides, plain concrete with stone paving for the channel ground, and precast concrete slab for the cover of the channel. 5 5 The standard stones dimensions are (25*30*30) cm, the source of stones is from the local market. The type of stones usually are igneous ormetamorphic rocks, and the estimated cost of the stone is 0.8 US$ after formulation. The following table shows names of subprojects, the area of stone paving and average estimated costs for each sub-project Average Area Road Average Estimated estimated cost Subproject of Estimated/planned No Subproject Name Governorate Length width6 Cost for ESMP ID paving Implementation No. of Labour 9 (m) (m) 2 7 US$ (m ) US$8 1 09-5- Stone paving for 198 11481 ALSOLA'A neighborhood and Dhamar 375 8.2 4381 7% (8,400) ALMAHAL 3610 120,000 neighborhood 3520.4 (phase 1-A), 2 09-5- 5736 215 15545 Stone paving for ALSOLA'A Dhamar 5736 130,000 neighborhood and 390 9.1 9,100 ALMAHAL 3530.7 neighborhood (phase 1-B), 3 12-5- Stone paving of 1217 198 11614 middle road from Nasher Studio to Al- 789.13 7.2 2434 st 120,000 8,400 Abyan Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al- 1468 int Aqsa-A, Zinjibar, 4 12-5- Stone paving of 215 959 6.3 1217 130,000 9,100 15546 middle road from Abyan Nasher Studio to Al- 6 the design width is the same as existing width of targeted streets, hence the design width will not require additional land 7 The area of paving was calculated by using ground survey ( Total Station ). The width of the streets is an Average which differ from on street to another and some time differ along in the same street. As a result when multiplying the width with the length we will not have the area mentioned accordingly. 8 The estimated costs of ESMPs implementation will differ from sub-project to another. Some of these expenses will be part of the subproject-contracted cost such as PPEs, Covid-19 requirement, and providing latrines in sites; other cost, staffing, consultations, and awareness materials, will be covered from the safeguarding budget that is mentioned in the ESMF. Haferah Factory + 5431int Faisal house to Al- Aqsa-B Zinjibar, 5 20-5- Stone paving for 331 14128 Post Office area and 450 11.5 4350.9 200,000 14,000 Al-Nasser Hospital Al-Dhalea neighborhoods (phase2), Total 4064.63 Av=8.46 30768.9 700,000 49,000 1157 Table 2: shows the length, width, and area of stone paving Typical Drawings: Figure 1 is a typical cross-section for stone paving with cement mortar in urban areas. This will be used as a typical design for the proposed stone paving activity, it included the different layers of the pavements. Figure 1: typical cross-section for stone paving with cement mortar 2-2 Location: The subprojects will be implemented in different governorates namely in Dhamar, Abyan, and Al-Dhalea governorates. The land formation in the targeted areas is semi-rocky, clay, sandy, and graduated soil. Coordinates of the Location: Governorate Subproject-ID District E N Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL 44°24'8.93"E 14°33'20.08"N Dhamar 09-5-11481 neighborhood (phase 1-Lot A), Dhamar Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL 09-5-15545 neighborhood (phase 1-Lot B), 12-5-11614 Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah 45°22'45.92"E 13° 7'51.11"N Abyan Factory + Faisal house to Al-Aqsa-Lot A, Zinjibar, 12-5-15546 Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Abyan Factory + Faisal house to Al-Aqsa-Lot B Zinjibar, 20-5-14128 Stone paving for Post Office area and Al-Nasser Hospital 44°44'7.01" 13°42'13.14" Al-Dhalea neighborhoods (phase2), Table 3: subprojects coordinates Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1-Lot A), Dhamar governorate Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1- Lot B), Dhamar governorate Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al-Aqsa- Lot A, Zinjibar, Abyan governorate Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al-Aqsa- Lot B Zinjibar, Abyan governorate Stone paving for Post Office area and Al-Nasser Hospital neighborhoods (phase2), Al-Dhalea governorate Figure 2 Sub-projects Maps Locations 3 Environmental and Social Baseline conditions: Yemen is divided geographically into four main regions: the coastal plains in the west, the western highlands, the eastern highlands, and the Rub' al Khali Desert in the east. The benefits of these sub-projects include easing the reaching to services, raising the income of beneficiaries, raising the health situation in the area, and improve the education for children and women which are applicable for the urban roads to be implemented. The subprojects will be implemented in Dhamar, Abyan, and Al-Dhalea governorates. Dhamar governorate is located to the south of the capital Sana'a, about 100 kilometers away with an area 495 km2. The population of the governorate is about 1,603,000 persons according to the 2011 Yemeni census, which accounts for 5% of the total population of Yemen. Administratively, Dhamar governorate has 12 districts, and Dhamar city is the capital of the governorate. Socioeconomic profile in Dhamar is represented by agriculture, animal husbandry, and bee farming. Al-Salaah area is situated in Dhamar city, north of Sooq Al-Raboa, beside school omar bin abdulaziz, This neighborhood has service facilities and integrated infrastructure, but due to the current circumstances, all services have been disrupted. The area is made up of soil and rocky streets and during the rain the neighborhood turns into ponding of water, which portends an environmental disaster, not to mention piles of garbage piles piled everywhere, which makes the population vulnerable to diseases and epidemics. This may interups the movement of vehicle and people. Abyan governorate is located to the southeast of Aden with an area of 16,943 km2. The population of the governorate is about 433,819 people in 2004 with 11 directory. It is located in the coastal area between Aden and Shabwah. It has a coastal climate with a warm day and night, typical of Yemen coastal area, rain is concentrated in spring and summer, with a dry gap between the two rainy seasons. April, July, and August are the only months with significant precipitation. Socioeconomic profile in Abyan is represented by agriculture, animal husbandry, bee farming, fishing, craft industries, trade, and different industries. Zinjubar is the capital of Abyan govornorte far from Aden by about 60km, 5m above sea level, The project is located in parallel with Al Aqsa Street and the importance of this project lies in putting an end to the water collected from rainwater and gray water coming out of the houses that gather in the streets and form a suitable environment for diseases and odors. Al-Dhalea governorate is located near the center of the country, south of Sana’a by 250km from Sana’a between Yarim and Lahj at about 80km from Lahj. Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni census, was 470,564 with an annual growth of 3.55%. It has 9 directories with an area of 4,099km². Socioeconomic profile in Al-Dhalea is represented by agriculture, animal husbandry, and craft industry. A mountainous area where rainfall is flushing and causes damage of roads as the rainwater drainage are not enough, which leads to the ponding of water in the streets and causes the spread of diseases in the area. 3.2 Hydrology: The sub-projects will be located on existing streets in urban cities. , From the technical study, there is no change in the runoff patterns that may cause harm in stone paving interventions, and no close wadis, no close surface water, no close ground water in Abyan subprojects that can be contimnated by the new sewage network. The new sewage network system for sure will be examined to ensure no leakage where it will be implemented from UPVC pipes and very well precast concrete manholes. 3.3 Cultural Heritage: The districts that subprojects are located in have not any archaeological sites. The subprojects are located at limited scope which is away from any heritage sites. However, the contracts will include provisions about find chance procedures and the training of staff/supervisors to deal with the emergence of any potential archaeological discoveries, including the need to contact the Antiquities Department in the Ministry of Tourism and the local council to assess the situation quickly. 3.4 Rainfall, Climate, and Weather: The climate of Yemen can be described as a subtropical dry, hot desert climate with low annual rainfall, very high temperatures in summer, and a big difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures, especially in the inland areas. The average annual rainfall is less than 200 mm although the high mountain areas, where the population is concentrated, receive about 250-400 mm and more, with peaks of 1000mm in the highlands. Surface water is taken from wadis during floods mainly in two rainy seasons, April – May, and July – September. Rainfall has generally a bimodal pattern with two rainy seasons, the first is during April, March, and May, and the second is in July to September and October which is the heaviest rainy season.10 3.5 Air Quality and Noise: Data on air and noise quality in Yemen in general and in the areas within the subproject are extremely scarce. No air and noise quality monitoring data for the subproject area were found. 10 There is no specific rainfall, climate, weather data specific for the targeted locations, due to absence of weather stations in the specific locations, hence General data has been utilized. 3.6 Existing Situation of the Targeted Areas: The targeted areas are unpaved secondary streets, People in the targeted areas live in poor conditions, and most of the local communities are unemployed. Some targeted streets get more affected in the rainy seasons due to floods, making the streets more difficult and sometimes closed. These targeted streets are the main routes for communities to access for their homes as well access for their daily activities such as going to schools, markets, and works which intervene paving these streets as a high priority for them. Moreover, the interventions will reduce the outbreak of Cholera and other waterborne diseases due to stagnant water in the selected streets and will provide a clean environment and enhance the living condition in the targeted areas. The interventions, will generate positive impacts on the economy and health and enhance the community's protection and resilience. The main negative impact of the project on the communities could be as follows: Gas emissions are generated from machines, and vehicles on the siteLoud noise and severe vibration are caused by machines, and vehicles, Impacts by vibration due to compaction and maintenance machinery equipment, Solid waste produced by workers (trash and plastic bags) accumulates and pollutes the environment, The road traffic may temporarily be interrupted during implementation, impeding people from accessing their needs,Temporary disruption of economic activities, including disruption of traffic and congestion, Traffic jams due to the movement of vehicles from/to worksite and transporting of materials, and Stones waste accumulation and soil excavation. In the targeted areas, the residentsre are not familiar with any GBV knowledge and no one knows his/her rights and his/her responsabilities accordingly. Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1-Lot A), Dhamar governorate Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1-Lot B), Dhamar governorate Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al- Aqsa-Lot A, Zinjibar, Abyan governorate Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al- Aqsa-Lot B Zinjibar, Abyan governorate Stone paving for Post Office area and Al-Nasser Hospital neighborhoods (phase2), Al-Dhalea governorate Figure 3 Existing Situation of the Targeted Areas 3.7 Targeted Beneficiaries: The interventions are selected based on the communities’ highest priorities and in line with sectors for famine / COVID-19 response. The activities of the subproject will serve the local community that is considered as the project direct beneficiaries. The table below shows the total number of beneficiaries segregated by sex: Subproject- Benefited Beneficiaries ID District Neighborhoo Male Female Total ds 09-5-11481 Al-Salaah, Dhamar city 3 795 875 1670 09-5-15545 Al-Salaah, Dhamar city 12-5-11614 Zynjubar, Abyan 3 631 849 1480 12-5-15546 Zynjubar, Abyan 20-5-14128 Al-Dahalea 5 2654 2765 5419 Total 11 4080 4489 8569 Table 4 Total number of beneficiaries segregated by sex Before the sub-project handing over, PWP sub-area manager invites the beneficiaries' representative to participate in this occasion. The beneficiaries' representative could be the head of the community committee, local council member, district manager, or any entity representing the beneficiaries. The site handing over ends with minutes of subproject handing over between PWP sub-area manager and the contractor with signing of the beneficiaries' representative. During this occasion, the sub-area manager makes awareness to the attended beneficiaries about the importance of the sub-project maintenance to ensure the sustainability of the intervention. Through transparent allocation of funds that is based on national statistics indicators in the governorate and district levels, followed by coordination with local actors and inclusive participatory process, PWP will be reducing conflict over resources. The selection of the community beneficiaries is based on transparent eligibility criteria and consultations with communities and local leaders. Before implementation and during the participatory consultations with local communities to define the interventions, PWP's teams confirm the priority of the need between the society and ensure that the intervention is in its suitable place. 4 Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment: 4.1 Applicability: The World Bank Environmental and Social Framework ESF and YIUSEP II ESMFare applied because these subprojects may trigger some moderate environmental and social impacts such as residual wastes and occupational health and safety (OHS). 4.2 Eligibility (Exclusion List) The sub-project is eligible for support because it does not have any of the attributes in the following exclusion list. Exclusion List # Statement Yes No Production or activities involving harmful or exploitative forms of forced 1 X labor/harmful child labor; Production or trade in any product or activity deemed illegal under host country 2 X laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements; 3 Production or trade in weapons and munitions; X 4 Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises; X 5 Trade in wildlife or wildlife products regulated under CITES; X 6 Production or trade in radioactive materials; X 7 Production or trade in or use of un-bonded asbestos fibers; X 8 Production or trade in wood or other forestry products from unmanaged forests; X 9 Production or trade in products containing PCBs; X Production, trade, storage, or transport of significant volumes of hazardous X 10 chemicals, or commercial scale usage of hazardous chemicals; Production or trade in pharmaceuticals subject to international phase outs or X 11 bans; Production or trade in pesticides / herbicides subject to international phase X 12 outs or bans; Production or trade in ozone depleting substances subject to international X 13 phase out; Production or activities that impinge on the lands owned, or claimed under X 14 adjudication, by indigenous peoples, without full documented consent of such people; 15 Power plants; X Large-scale transport infrastructure such as highways, expressways, urban X 16 metro-systems, railways, and ports; 17 Investments in extractive industries; commercial logging; X Dams, or projects involving allocation or conveyance of water, including inter- X 18 basin water transfers or activities resulting in significant changes to water quality or availability; Activities that would significantly convert natural habitats or significantly alter X 19 potentially important biodiversity and/or cultural resource areas; Activities that would require the relocation of residential households and/or X 20 significant involuntary land acquisition; or 21 Activities in disputed areas. X 4.3 Environmental and Social Screening Form Answer Due ESS Question diligence/ Yes No relevance Actions Does the sub-project involve civil works X ESS1 ESMP, SEP including new construction, expansion, upgrading or rehabilitation of existing infrastructure? Does the sub-project involve land X SEP acquisition and/or restrictions on land use? Is the sub-project associated with any ESS3 ESMP, SEP external waste management facilities such X as a sanitary landfill, incinerator, or wastewater treatment plant? Does the sub-project have an adequate ESS1, ESS3 ESMP system in place (capacity, processes and X management) to address waste? Does the sub-project involve the recruitment ESS2 LMP, SEP of workers including direct, contracted, X primary supply, and/or community workers? Does the sub-project have appropriate OHS ESS2 LMP procedures in place, and an adequate X supply of PPE (where necessary)? Does the sub-project have a GM in place, to ESS10 SEP which all workers have access, designed to X respond quickly and effectively? Does the sub-project involve use of security or military personnel during construction X NA and/or operation of healthcare facilities and related activities? Does the Sub-project establish and implement an appropriate quality management system to anticipate and X ESS4 ESMP, SEP minimize risks and impact that services may have on community health and safety? Does the sub-project apply the concept of universal access where technically and X ESS4 ESMP, SEP financially feasible? Is the sub-project located within or in the X NA vicinity of any ecologically sensitive areas? Is the sub-project located within or in the X NA vicinity of any known cultural heritage sites? Does the sub-project area present potential X ESS1, ESS10 ESMP, SEP Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) risk? 4.4 Environmental and Social Screening An Environmental and Social screening has been conducted by PWP E&S safeguards staff and designer engineers through site visits to subprojects sites, using the screening checklist. the subproject will have positive impact on the environment and communities in the targeted areas such as providing Job opportunities during implementation for workers from local communities and will generate positive impacts on the economy, education, and health services in the targeted areas, and will enhance the community's social protection and resilience. Also, it will reflect a positive impact on air quality where it will minimize the raising dust during operation phase. Based on the screening the subproject some activities may trigger minor to moderate environmental and social impacts such as air and noise pollution, residual wastes, raw materials, and OHS issues. Otherwise, The interventions do not require land acquisition as it will be implemented on existing public property, the activities will be conducted section by section, alternative streets will be available for streets users during implementation, and will not cause restrictions for the services and resources. No discrimination and gender nonequitiy anticipated as already both male, female and people with disabilities were considered as beneficiaries when designing the subprojects as well as awareness raising amongst the communities both male & female on Job opportunities, GBV & SEA, during subprojects implementation conducted during the public consultation process as well as regarding GRM processes and how it can be used to report gender-based violence, gender discrimination, and SH/SEA cases. Moreover, no child labor will be hired for these activities as the allowed age is above 18 years old. PWP will monitor the environmental and social issues during the implementation of the subprojects with the help of the community committees which will be involved in the monitoring, as well as following up the complaints system to ensure that all complaints are received, reported, and resolved quickly. OHS measures have been put in place including conducting a risk assessment11 to all activities to measure the impacts on the safety of workers and communities, securing the worksite, implementing a permit to work system, providing training and supervision during implementation, preparing a safety plan for the implementation of subproject components as well as placing of well insulated temporary latrines, hand washing, and water supply by water trucks. The used quantities of water will be very little for hygiene use in the site. Raising workers' awareness about the dangers of open defecation and the importance of using latrines and handwashing with soap or sand is also considered to ensure hygienic practices on site. Waste management procedures for generated waste of the intervention activities such as construction waste, domestic waste and hazardous waste will be added in the tender documents to ensure proper management of waste in the worksites. The contractor code of conduct, list of environmental and social requirements, and contractor liabilities have been prepared to ensure full adherence to the environmental and social requirements. 11 PWP Safeguards Specialist who will undertake assessment of activities risk, put in place the mitigation measures in the ESMPS attached to the contract documents. PWP Field staff and Contractor OHS Officers are responsible for ensuring implementation of the mitigation measures. Specific training for all contractors has been designed and assigned for each contractor before starting the implementation by UNOPS. 4-5 Land Acquisition The interventions do not require any kind of land acquisition as it will be implemented on existing public property and Right of Way.12 PWP reached to social agreements13 with targeted communities and local authorities to implement these subprojects. In addition, the sub-projects will be implemented section by section and the sidewalk pedestrians placed will be maintained open to avoid any economical resettlement. 4-6 Resources and Services' access restriction The subprojects will not cause restrictions for the services and resources, and the activities will be conducted section by section, and alternative roads14 will be available for road users during implementation. PWP and the contractors will be responsible to coordinate with local communities and local authorities to ensure the subprojects will not limit access to the services and resources. 4-7 COVID-19 Sensitivity Due to the outbreak of COVID19 in Yemen, the proposed subprojects will be under the risks of COVID19. Therefore, the COVID-19 control measures have been applied during the consultation process with targeted communities such as distribution of masks, provide hand sanitizer, and maintain a distance of at least 1.5 meters between consulted people. Moreover, the COVID19 precautionary measures including face masks, hygiene kits, soap, clear water, and hygiene etiquettes will be available in the subproject's sites during the implementation as well as social distancing in the worksite. Furthermore, awareness sessions will be conducted for workers and communities regarding COVID19 risks. 4-8 Gender and Social -related issues Both male , female and people with disabilities were considered as beneficiaries when designing the subprojects. The subprojects will highly contribute to improve the living standards of about 8399 people including women, men, and people of disability, and their children as well as IDPs. The interventions will generate positive impacts on livelihoods and the beneficiaries. 12 There is not any land donation expected at any sub-project site, as per the current designs. 13 The social agreement include that the local authorities and the community committees ensure that there is no land acquisition in the targeted sub-projects, and if these occur during the implementation, they are the ones who are responsible for solving the argument with the one who claimed the ownership. Also, they are the ones who are responsible for any compensations if needed in such situation. 14 The subprojects will not cause restriction for the services and resources, during implementation PWP and contractors are responsible for coordination with beneficiaries to avoid road blockage. 4.8.1 Child Labor No child labor will be hired for these activities. The minimum age of work has been specified in the tender documents for contractors. Verification of legal documents is done before starting the work. The minimum accepted age is 18 years old and verification of age by checking IDs and other available documents. A labor log will be kept, and all workers will be registered. In case of age fraud, PWP will appointe a warning to the contractor and scale up procedures will be use to stop repeatation. 4.8.2 Gender PWP has ensured gender equity in the subproject's cycle as a core principle for the subproject's success. PWP is mainstreaming Gender in all aspects of the subproject cycle as well as raising awareness amongst the communities both male & female on Job opportunities during subprojects implementation. The total number of targeted beneficiaries for the 5 sub-projects is 8569 including women, men, and disabled people. PWP has engaged and involved the beneficiaries in the consultation process. to ensure their concerns and feedbacks are taken into consideration without any discrimination, The consultation was conducted for 83 males and 30 females. Also, PWP established the community committees in the targeted areas by sending the social consultants' teams (male and female) and conduct focal groups discussion including women and men to enable participation in the electing of the community committees. The elected community committees and their members including women and men participated in the decision-making, need assessment, and public consultation. Also, they will participate in the monitoring of implementation, receiving the subprojects, as well as operation and maintenance. The number of elected community committees is 3 committees for the 5 sub-projects, and the number of their members is 9 males and 1 females. PWP conducted eight training and awareness-raising for consulted beneficiaries and community committees on GBV, SEA, COVID 19 and other diseases prevention measures, and health & hygiene . This also includes using GRM mechanism to report any gender-based violence, gender discrimination, and SH cases with the highest level of confidentiality and anonymity of complaints (more details in GBV action Plan )15. Furthermore, the Gender & Social Specialist will hence direct its activities to attain the PWP principles regarding gender, most importantly mainstreaming gender and equal participation into the subproject cycle Phases and creating job opportunities. Beneficiaries Public Consultation Community Committees Subproject Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total ID 09-5-11481 795 875 1670 48 9 57 3 1 4 09-5-15545 12-5-11614 631 849 1480 30 10 40 3 0 3 12-5-15546 20-5-14128 2654 2765 5419 6 14 20 3 0 3 Total 4080 4489 8569 83 30 113 9 1 10 Table 5 Subprojects’ beneficiaries, public consultations, community committees per gender 4.8.3 Gender-Based Violence "GBV", and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse "SEA 15 https://drive.google.com/file/d/16zn-_Ng3WYDFVJmalz7pW-wVQiHxwpC7/view?usp=sharing PWP raised the awareness of community members, both men, women, and disabled people regarding GBV & SEA during the public consultation process as well as raising community awareness on GRM processes and how it can be used to report gender-based violence, gender discrimination, and SH/SEA cases with the highest level of confidentiality and anonymity of complaints. Three training and awareness-raising sessions were conducted for 83 male and 30 female as well as for members of elected community committees both male and female. To ensure effectiveness, repeated mandatory awareness training and sessions about refraining from unacceptable conduct towards local community members, specifically, women are performed by PWP through supervisor engineer and subarea staff for all contractors and workers. This also includes informing workers about the national laws that make sexual harassment, abuse, and gender-based violence a serious and punishable offense. 4.8.4 Conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm PWP has its conflict sensitivity manual to manage any conflict cases during the projects cycle. Conflict sensitivity is given high priority and integrated into decision-making criteria in project approval. PWP adopts specific approaches when targeting the beneficiaries and defines their prioritization. Targeted communities provide their consent, acceptance, and satisfaction for the chosen interventions . No concerns were raised by the communities against the subprojects. Public consultation included ensuring Conflict Sensitivity screening. In case of Conflicts that cannot be resolved, the Subproject will be rejected. Also, Conflict sensitivity is taken into consideration in the monitoring and reporting processes during the implementation. Furthermore, the elected community committees are trained to manage, monitor, and report any conflict that might be generated during the projects cycle. Generally, the subproject will help to build the resilience of the communities and improve their live condition positively. 5 Environmental and Social Impact Analysis Plan and Mitigation Measures: 5.1 Environmental and Social Management Plan Personnel / Institution Mitigation Estimated Project phase Potential Impact Factor Responsible For Measure Cost/each SP Execution16 - Ensure child labor is not permitted; all workers are Contractor/ Resident Children are pushed by their 18 Years old and above Engineer / Community - Verifying age by checking IDs and other available Committee Mandatory families to work due to the need for money documents. - Ensure a Labour Log is available, and all workers are registered. Construction - Mandatory and repeated training and awareness- Contractor/ Resident raising for the workforce about refraining from Engineer / Community unacceptable conduct toward local community Committee / Gender members, specifically women. Focal Point Sexual harassment, abuse, - Informing workers about national laws that make Mandatory gender-based violence, and sexual harassment and gender-based violence a discrimination punishable offense that is prosecuted. - Raise awareness on the GRM system and how it can be used to report any GBV cases PWP adopts a non-discrimination policy that ensures PWP Subarea Staff/ Discrimination against women a non-discriminatory and inclusive manner, including Community Committee / Gender Mandatory and persons with disabilities when women and persons with disabilities when selecting selecting beneficiaries subprojects. The policy also ensures the inclusion of Focal Point17 women in community committees as well. 16 During Construction Phase, the contractor is responsible for implementing the mitigation measures. PWP field staff/ supervisor engineer is responsible, monitoring and reporting on ensuring mitigation measures are implemented. During O&M phases, the Local councils and the Beneficiary Committees are responsible for O&M. 17 The Gender Focal Point is responsible for conducting Public Consultation, ensuring women participation in the selection of subproject, consensus on the subproject, site location, establishing Community committees including women representatives, resolving complaints related to GBV, SEA issues and monitoring during construction phases. PWP staff participate in the public consultation, discuss details, raise awareness on SEP, and discuss stakeholder concerns vis a vis the subproject community committee's formation and collection of community data / profiles. Community committee is responsible for raising the awareness between society, helping in solving problem and obstacles, accordingly, supporting the monitoring in sites and helping to solve GRM complaints in site as possible. Contactor and its workers to sign the Code of Contractor/ Resident Conduct. Engineer / Community Lack of workers' awareness and Committee / Gender knowledge on respecting local Ensure workers respect and adherence to the Code Focal Point Mandatory community cultures, and social of Conduct CoC for the local community's protection safeguard issues on Gender, and do no harm. SEA/H, and GBV. GM system in place to handling any issues on Gender, SEA/H, and GBV. - Inform the beneficiaries that the subproject is PWP / Community Mandatory provided for free, and they should not pay anyone Committee to get benefits of the subproject. - Raise awareness of PWP consultants and Construction resident engineers that there is zero tolerance for Financial exploitation of any cases of financial exploitation. community or beneficiaries - Raise the awareness of the community committee, workers, and communities on the GM system and how it can be used to report any financial exploitation - Inform consultants, resident engineers, and the community about PWP regulations that make financial exploitation a serious contravention. - Ensure adherence to COVID-19 precautionary Contractor/ Resident $ 500 for measures by all workers. Engineer each - Ensure face masks are available and used by all subproject workers. COVID-19 spread causing - Ensure awareness sessions are conducted on illnesses COVID-19 with all workers. - Ensure availability of hygiene kits, soap, clear water, and hygiene etiquettes are followed. - Ensure social distancing is applied in the worksite. - Renting house including latrine discharged into Contractor/ Resident $200 for No latrines near the project site existinig cesspit of sewerage netowok Engineer each and workers may have to - For women labour, as there are mostly from the subproject practice open defecation. same area of work, they use their own latring in their houses. - From culture and traditional point of view, even women labour coming from remote area would use the latrine of the houses of the women labour living at the same subproject area. Damage to the utilities and Contractor/ Resident Mandatory - Coordination with local authorities and locating services located underground Engineer service lines before starting work (electricity, water, telephone, - Ensure contractor repairs any services that were etc.) and causing the residents to destroyed during implementation. stop their services. Maintain machinery in good working conditions to Contractor Mandatory Construction minimize emissions including exhaust emissions of Gas emissions are generated CO, NOx and funes from machines, and vehicles on the site. Provide adequate protective wear for workers, and equipment must be maintained regularly to avoid any emissions. Offer good practice awareness to workers to turn off vehicles and machinery when not in use Measures to reduce noise to acceptable levels must Contractor Mandatory be implemented and could include silencers, mufflers. (Contractual Avoiding or minimizing transportation through or Obligation) processing material in community areas (like concrete mixing). Loud noise and severe vibration Machinery must be maintained regularly to avoid are caused by machines, and exceeding noise emission from poorly maintained vehicles. machines. - Limit noisy activities to normal daylight hours. - Limit vehicle speed at critical locations. In the narrow streets in neighbourhoods, use small machines and equipment to avoid vibration on buildings. Properly store all types of waste and hazardous Contractor/ Resident Mandatory Soil and Surface chemicals (paints, oil etc, used PPEs in manholes etc.) Engineer water/groundwater contamination if any in insulated areas to avoid spillage and away from runoff areas Ensure oil change or mixing cement is done at designated insulated areas away from the soil, and water areas and drains. Ensure hazardous chemicals and waste, if any, are stored, handled, and disposed of according to their Material Safety Data Sheets. Construction waste should be stored and handled in designated areas away from the soil and water runoffs and from any surface water zones Avoid working during rainy seasons Ensure renting latrines with exist tranches locations/cesspits. Ensure regular and visual inspections on rented latrine areas to ensure no leakage. Ensure fuel storage sites if present are properly insulated and away from runoff areas. -Ensure sewage pipelines ( Subprojects 12-5-11614 and 12-5-15546) are located at safe distances from the sea or any surface water or groundwater zones in Abyan CoastalGovernorate - Ensure limited noise next to hospital area for Contractor/ Resident Mandatory project and avoid working during the night (20- Engineer Public health 5-14128) - Construction work should be carried out during university/school breaks (20-5-14128) - Ensure the leveling and surveying should be conducted by survey total station to guarentee Water stagnation the drainage of the rain water and ban any stagnation of water during the rainy season in the targeted streets. Impacts by vibration due to The Contractor should utilize manual activities inside Contractor/ Resident Mandatory compaction and maintenance the neighbourhood. Engineer machinery equipment Use small equipment. Tree planting (native and non invasive species) as a Contractor/ Resident Mandatory positive Environmental improvement measure. The Engineer contractor will deliver the plants from local Nurseries for native trees, and the numbers of trees/saplings will differ from one road to another as per the site engineer recommendations. Location of tree planting will be as Climate change suggested by Project engineers. - Maintain machinery in good working conditions to minimize emissions. - Offer good practice awareness to workers to turn off vehicles and machinery when not in use. - Reducing the number of transport vehicles and distances and increase transportation efficiency. - Ensure to stop the work in the discovery area PWP/ Contractor/ Mandatory and inform the Antiquities Authority and the local Resident Engineer / authority. Community - Ensure that seizing any archaeological items and Committee deliver them to the Antiquities Authority with an Probability of an archaeological official report. discovery during the activities - Ensure that awareness sessions are held for all workers on the importance of archaeological and to report for any archaeological items that are found during the implementation of project activities. - Ensure that workers regurarily collect all solid Contractor/ Resident BOQ Item. trash in well insulated bags and transport them to Engineer Mandatory the designated landfill or dispose of it in a proper Solid waste produced by workers way that does not impact the environment (trash and plastic bags) through a certified contractor or at authorized accumulates and pollutes the area environment Waste management procedures will be added in the tender documents to ensure proper management of waste in the worksites. - Plant new trees and replant those damaged and Contractor/ Resident BOQ’s The low aesthetic value of dry trees in the median island from the same type Engineer Items. landscape such as damages to used in each street. Mandatory existing trees in the median - Remove the accumulated waste and debris in the island, accumulation of waste maintenance site and median island. and debris in the median island, - Reconstruct the damaged curbs and tiles. and damaged curbs and tiles. - Rehabilitation sites must be cleaned when repairs are completed. - Paint the borders using yellow and black colors. - The beneficiaries and the community committee Contractor/ Resident BOQ Items. of the project have discussed the need to Engineer / Community Mandatory temporarily block the main road during Committee (Contractual implementation and the necessary arrangements Obligation) to provide alternative sub-roads for pedestrians to mitigate the impact of the temporary suspension The road traffic may temporarily of the road. Inform shops owners, public and be interrupted during roadside residence on the maintenance schedule. implementation, impeding people - Coordinate with local councils and the public on from accessing their needs. the maintenance schedule. - Shorten works period. - Avoid complete closure to the streets by doing maintenance in sections. - Accelerate the maintenance activity and open up the site as soon as possible by doubling workers and equipment. - Do Road maintenance in sections. Temporary disruption of - Ensure closure of streets sections will not cause Contractor/ Resident Mandatory economic activities, including income loss of roadside businesses, kiosks, or Engineer disruption of traffic and vendors by providing alternative access to congestion residences and roadside businesses. Before construction, the contractor should carry out Mandatory consultations with local authorities and the Traffic jams due to the movement Contractor/Community community. of vehicles from/to worksite and Committee Vehicle trips must be included in a construction plan transporting of materials before approval. Routings, especially heavy vehicles, need to take into account sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals, and markets. It is strictly forbidden to transport materials for construction during rush hour. Coordinate with the traffic authority in the City on the maintenance schedule. - Find alternatives (detours) to either side of the existing road before excavating and reconstructing existing road surfaces. - Control and manage traffic, by arranging detours and alternate bypass for traffic and roadside residences & businesses for each maintenance site by using traffic cones, barriers, fences, or lights as appropriate with coordination with traffic officers and according to the work plan conducted by the Contractor and approved by PWP. - Do not start any maintenance activities before the installation of traffic safety and control safeguards. - Install signs to detour were necessary to guide the driver to follow. - Where required, allocate persons to direct traffic in areas where construction is taking place. - Park the machines and equipment away from the streets in an area allocated for. Install fences, barriers, dangerous Contractor/ Resident BOQ Items. warning/prohibition sites around the construction Engineer Mandatory area which showing potential danger to public (Contractual people. Obligation) - Place appropriate warning and directional signs at areas where construction is taking place. Access of public into the - Keep road surfaces clear from materials such worksite. as soil and gravel. - Limit in coordination with traffic authorities the movement of heavy vehicles on roads/lanes used by the public during traffic peak hours. - Conduct management and safety plans for maintenance activities. - Erect removable barriers. Protect proper shielding scaffolds. - An appropriate mechanism was agreed upon Contractor/ Resident BOQ Items. for the management of waste resulted from Engineer Mandatory cutting and processing of stones to be (Contractual transported to pre-designated areas or to use it Obligation) in the rehabilitation of some simple agricultural terraces. Dust residues that may be produced are moved to the designated areas - Properly collect, transport and dispose of solid waste and hazardous waste at designated permitted sites or landfills identified by the local Stones waste accumulation and authorities and cleaning funds. soil excavation - Properly covering trucks that transport collected waste to avoid spillage during transportation. - Attach the waste receipt from the relevant landfill authorities. - Use well-maintained equipment to avoid leakage in the street. - Oil change and maintenance work must be done at designated insulated areas to avoid soil contamination - Avoid working during rainy seasons - The Contractor’s staff should be trained on waste handling; - GRM should be established by the Contractor Contractor, PWP Mandatory and PWP - Inform public about GRM contact information and method of submitting complaints; Complaints Occurrence - Details of complaints received should be incorporated into the audits as part of the monitoring process and respond to settle the complain quickly and accordingly. Operational Community Maintenance of streets and - Inform the public on maintenance times committee, Local Mandatory phase sewage netwok and canals Authority Table 6 Environmental and Social Plan 5.2 Occupational and Health Safety Plan: 5.2.1. OHS for streets stone paving Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures Responsible Estimated Cost possibilities - Hands or feet get injured - Conduct awareness sessions while excavating, levelling, about (OHS) occupational and fixing the concrete steels, health safety before the and paving. beginning of work by PWP this - Dust, sand and small parts includes (hazards associated volatilize while excavating, with the activity, mitigation levelling, and cutting stones, measures, and worker's Provide safety or paving. responsibility as well as the equipment for workers: Paving Road - Exposure to the hot sun disciplinary action against any 3000 $, for each during drilling causes violation. subproject Activities headaches and - Workers sign that they have including Contractor/ psychological and received awareness about the Mandatory, BoQ items (Excavations, Resident neurological disorders implementation of the activity, Levelling, Engineer - Misuse of equipment. and that they understood the /Workers Implementation - Eyes get injured while special procedures that help of reinforced cutting stones mitigate, minimize, and avoid concrete, Paving - Stones fall on workers while potential risks. cutting, transporting, or - -Permit to Work approved for the stones) loading. each road section activity and - Workers fall while standing before starting the work to on stones to cut or walk on ensure safety precautions are them in place. - Injuries of the shoulders and - Ensure the necessary personal back muscles because of protective equipment (PPE) is lifting the wrong way or always worn by workers and lifting heavy load for long. they get it for free. - Workers' ignorance of safety - Allow regular breaks and hazards at the work site. ensure presence of potable - Injury due to poor quality of water the equipment that used for - Avoid working in extreme cutting stones, and paving weather conditions (sand stones. storms, dust storms, rain etc.) - Serious accidents due to - High visibility clothing is used work close to heavy by any person in the worksite. equipment in the - Site preparation and proper workplaces such as Cement organization of the stacked mixture, Graders, material to ensure the safety of Compactors, trucks…etc. workers during work. - Serious accidents for people - Maintenance of all work and pedestrians due to equipment before starting the entrance to the work work such as Cement mixture, locations. Graders, Compactors, - -Traffic accidents for road trucks…etc. users. - Always keep a safe distance with work equipment including Cement mixture, Graders, Compactors, trucks…etc. - Worksite provided with trainer and signaller to arrange the vehicle's movement. - Fixing the warning signs for speed limits and traffic instructions to be followed by drivers and workers. - Vehicles traffic routes should be segregated from workforce walkways in the worksite. - Excavations are fenced and warning signs are placed around them. - Ensure skilled workers are hired for this activity. - Ensure that works residues are collected and transported to designated landfills. - Using appropriate working tools. - Banning the use of explosives should be enforced - Periodic inspection to ensure that mitigation measures are implemented and stop any unsafe act or unsafe situation. - Involving the community committee in the monitoring of safety procedures and reporting any risks. - Provide a guard in the worksite 24 hours to ensure no unauthorized entrance to the worksite. - Emergency response plan to be in place with details of the nearest hospital or medical center, responsibilities are understood for all works, first aid boxes are available and a list of trained first aiders is posted and known by all workers. - Conduct awareness sessions about (OHS) occupational and health safety before the beginning of work by PWP this Contractor/ includes (hazards associated • Cutting of Resident - Serious accidents due to the use with the activity, mitigation remaining Engineer of unsafe cutting tools or the saw. measures, and worker's Mandatory, BoQ item asphalt. /Workers responsibility. - Workers sign that they have received awareness about the implementation of the activity, and that they understood the special procedures that help mitigate, minimize, and avoid potential risks. - Permit to work approved for cutting activity and before starting the work to ensure safety precautions are in place. - Ensure the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) is available especially the PPEs that are required to protect the workers during cutting activity. - Use safe cutting tools or saws and ensure they are safe to use before start using them. - Fence the area of cutting at a safe distance to avoid accidents for workers and pedestrians. - Ensure the presence of suitable first aid equipment and trained employee - Emergency response plan to be in place with details of the nearest hospital or medical center, responsibilities are understood for all works, first aid boxes are available and a list of trained first aiders is posted and known by all workers. - Conduct awareness sessions - Serious accidents or death about (OHS) occupational and Contractor/ • Adjusting due to dangerous gases health safety before the Resident manholes level generated from the beginning of work by PWP this Engineer when required manholes when they are Mandatory, BoQ item includes (hazards associated /Workers and working in opened or when go inside with the activity, mitigation sewers. the manholes. measures, and worker's responsibility. - Serious accidents or death - Workers shall sign on COC due to falling into the open that confirm receiving manholes. awareness sessions about the implementation of the activity, and that they understood the special procedures that help mitigate, minimize, and avoid potential risks. - Issuance of special permit before starting the work to ensure safety precautions are in place. - Ensure the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) is available especially the PPEs and ventilation means and tools that are required to protect the workers during working in confined spaces. - Ensure safe work plan is in place to be followed step by step by the workers during working in manholes adjustment or working in confined space to ensure safe work implementation. - Ensure manhole workers spend limited times in manholes - Ensure all workers in manholes and sewage related activities are equipped and are adhereing to SCUB diving oxygen equipment and full body PPE. - Ensure workers in manholes are attached by safety belts for emergency pull - -Ensure extra air breathing apparatus are present - Only trained workers are allowed in manholes - Provide medical check up for workers working in manholes - Provide a guard in the worksite 24 hours to ensure no unauthorized entrance to the worksite. - Fence surrounding the manhole's opening area with a safe distance to avoid falling accidents for workers and pedestrians. - Place the awareness and warning signs surrounding the manholes for gases risks and falling risks as well as showing the required measures to avoid accidents. - Emergency response plan to be in place with details of the nearest hospital or medical center, responsibilities are understood for all works, first aid boxes are available and a list of trained first aiders is posted and known by all workers. - Conduct awareness sessions about (OHS) occupational and health safety before the beginning of work by PWP this - Hands or feet get injured while includes (hazards associated excavating or constructing with the activity, mitigation works. measures, and worker's responsibility as well as - Dust, sand and small parts disciplinary action against any volatilize while excavating or violation. building works. - Regular break to workers and - Exposure to the hot sun provision of clean water to during drilling causes workers headaches and psychological - Avoid working in extreme and neurological disorders weather conditions (sand storms, dust storms, rain etc.) - Misuse of equipment. - Workers sign that they have Contractor/ - Stones fall on workers while received awareness about the Resident Poor transporting, loading, or implementation of the activity, Engineer coordination, Mandatory building. and that they understood the /Workers planning special procedures that help - Injuries of the shoulders and mitigate, minimize and avoid back muscles because of potential risks. lifting the wrong way or lifting - Ensure the necessary personal heavy load for long. protective equipment (PPE) is - Workers' ignorance of safety always worn by workers and hazards at the work site. they get it for free. - Periodic inspection to ensure - Blisters on the hands due to that ladders before and during direct contact with cement. work. - Damage of underground - Ensure skilled workers are services during excavation hired for these activities. work. - Periodic inspection to ensure that mitigation measures are implemented and stop any unsafe act - Involving the community committee in the monitoring of safety procedures and reporting any risks. - Ensure stone cutting equipment is in good condition and safe to use. - Emergency response plan to be in place with details of the nearest hospital or medical center, responsibilities are understood by all workers, first aid boxes are available and a list of trained first aiders is posted and known by all workers. - Coordinate with local councils, beneficiary committee, and other implementing partners before starting excavation works to determine locations of underground services. - Protect underground pipes during construction; - Repair damaged infrastructure on the completion of the works. - Keep trenches and excavations Waterlogging free of water. Contractor/ due to inefficient - Dewater surface water if Resident drainage for Risk of flooding. needed using water vacuum Mandatory, BoQ item Engineer surface runoff in mobile tankers. /Workers some locations. - Avoid working during rainy seasons. - Hands or feet get injured - Apply safety work permit Contractor/ while excavating or system for all working activities Resident Work-related constructing works. at site to ensure full Engineer accidents and Mandatory - Dust, sand, and small parts implementation of ESMP and /Workers injuries volatilize while excavating or OHS requirements; building works. - Applying confined spaces work - Exposure to the hot sun permit system when working in during drilling causes the manholes or drainage headaches and systems; psychological and - Implement gas testing and neurological disorders required ventilation to ensure - Misuse of equipment. the absence of toxic or harmful - Stones fall on workers gases during working in while transporting, loading, manholes or water storm or building. drainage systems/canals; - Injuries of the shoulders and - Provide self-contained back muscles because of breathing apparatus (oxygen lifting the wrong way or cylinders) to all workers when lifting heavy load for long. working in the confined spaces - Workers' ignorance of safety such as manholes or storm hazards at the work site. water drainage canals; - Blisters on the hands due to - Provide full-body harness and direct contact with cement. lifelines and gas detectors - suffocation due to work in when working in the confined confined spaces such as spaces (Sewer manholes) or sewer manholes. canals; - Ensure that extra air breathing apparatus are present - Ensure no worker spends too much time in confined areas - Provide occupational health and safety training to all employees involved in works; - Provide protective masks, helmet, overall and safety shoes, safety goggles, etc. as appropriate; - Provide workers in high noise areas with earplugs or earmuffs; - Follow driving safety instructions i.e. trained drivers, following speed limits, using well-maintained trucks; - Mitigate the risk of working in a hot environment by providing a clean /cold drinking water supply, avoid working during peak hot hours. - Provide first aid kits in each work site; - Avoid the need for manual handling as possible. - Reduce the load risk by using lighter weights or more stable containers. - Reorganize the activity to - Risk of heavy ,Bulky or further reduce the impact on unwieldy load the individual(s). - Risk of Unstable/ - Utilize mechanical lifting aids or unpredictable loads equipment as appropriate. Contractor/ - Risk of PPE closthing - Ensure appropriate rest breaks, Resident hindering of the movement job rotation and training are Engineer or posture involved. Mandatory /Workers - Risk of poor communication - Provide personal protective on safety between workers equipment (e.g., gloves, foot - Risk of workers back protection, and non-slip injuries due to wrong footwear). manual handling. - Provide training for workers on handling and storing any hazardous substances and materials. - Medical checkups should be provided for workers prior to the start of the project and after rehabilitation activities Table 7 Occupational and Health Safety Plan 1.2.2. OHS related to sanitation works as part of paving projects Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures Responsible Estimated Cost possibilities Excavation work • Generation of Dust that can be • Excavatioin should be done section for sewerage inhaled by labours. by section to control the site with netwrork. • Children and People falling into proper fencing signs of warnings; excavations. • Appropriate Respiratory Masks to • Vehicles falling into excavations. be provided for all labours; • Trench collapse or Excavation • Sweep the area and spray little sides get demolished or soil water on the generated dust during slides during excavation or excavation and levelling works to excavation residues slide on the reduce the dust. worker during excavation. • Work Area to be appropriately • Hands or feet get injured while secured using barricades, fences excavating in semi-rocky or and tapes Contractor/ Resident Engineer /Workers Mandatory, BoQ rocky areas using a mechanical • Detours and alternative roads to be item or manual excavator. planned and communicated to • A limb is injured while using public before commencing the drilling and excavation work. equipment. • Reflective Safety signs to be placed • Exposure to the hot sun during considering enough distance to drilling causes headaches and make sure public cars can see psychological and neurological • Working only during day light disorders • Prevent people from falling into • Misuse of equipment necessary excavations by barriers around the for excavation or removal of edges. waste and the like. • Soil extracted during the excavation • Use the dynamite for excavation. should be at 80cm far from the • Respiratory diseases due to edge of the excavation to avoid inhauling the dust. falling of soil over the workers. • Detailed drawings for the underground services to be obtained • Before starting excavation, apply manual excavation to avoid damaging the under ground infrastructure • Area to be scanned for underground services and permit to be obtained from appropriate government agency before work starts with hiring representative Engineer. • Facilitate safe passing for the people and especially those with special need people to their houses • Support trench sides using sheet pile with jack • Issuance of a special permit to work before starting the excavation works to ensure health and safety procedures are in place. • Conduct awareness sessions about (OHS) occupational and health safety for workers before the beginning of work. • Ensure excavation workers have understood the special procedures that help avoid, minimize, mitigate the potential risks. • Workers sign that they have received awareness about the implementation of the activity, and that they understood the special procedures that help mitigate, minimize and avoid potential risks. • Site preparation and proper organization of the stacked material in order to ensure the safety of workers during work • Conduct inclined excavation if the soil is collapsible or saturated with water. Also, the sides of the excavation shall be supported with timbering or steel that is adequate to protect the excavation sides from collapse. • Use appropriate equipment for levelling and excavation and pay extra attention while using mechanical excavators in rock cutting/extraction. • Maintain the excavation equipment before starting the work to ensure it is in good condition and safe to work • Removal of falling blocks objects or sliding soil in any area above the level of excavation in and around it. • Erect warning notices and signs in the excavation areas. • Provide guards in the excavation areas to prohibit the road users or the pathway user to access to excavation. • Alert road users and local communities about excavation risks. • Daily maintenance for excavation fence to ensure it is fixed. • Provide adequate lighting in the excavation areas. • Provide sun protection caps if possible • Ensure collection and transportation of the excavation residues to the designated landfills right away. • Safety gloves, dust masks, protective helmets, protective boots, and all necessary PPE to mitigate the risks of conducting the activity are to be always used by workers on-site. • Deposit extracted rocks away from the excavation. • Prohibit the use of dynamite for any activities. • Design Traffic and vehicles routes away from excavation areas. • Allow enough rest breaks to workers and ensure presence of potable water • Ensure an emergency response plan is in place to respond to any accidents or emergency situations. • Insure availability of safe incoming and outgoing of labor from trenches. - Detailed drawings for the underground services to be obtained - Before starting excavation, apply manual excavation to avoid damaging the under ground infrastructure • Area to be scanned for underground services and permit to be obtained from appropriate government agency before work starts • Ensure that the equipment is far from the edge of the trenches • Apply safety permit to work system for all working activities at site to ensure full implementation of • Workers' ignorance of safety ESMP and OHS requirements; hazards at the work site. • Conduct awareness sessions about • suffocation due to work in Contractor/ Work-related to (OHS) occupational and health confined spaces such as sewer Resident Engineer Casting and safety for workers before the manholes. /Workers Mandatory, BoQ item Installation of beginning of work. • Blisters on the hands due to manholes • Workers sign that they have direct contact with cement received awareness about the • Incidents resulting from lifting implementation of the activity, and and transporting of RC manhoes that they understood the special procedures that help mitigate, minimize and avoid potential risks. • Site preparation and proper organization of the stacked material in order to ensure the safety of workers during work • Applying confined spaces work permit system when working in the manholes or closed drainage systems; • Implement gas indicator and required ventilation to ensure the absence of toxic or harmful gases during working in manholes or closed water storm drainage systems/canals; • Provide self-contained breathing apparatus (oxygen cylinders) to all workers when working in the confined spaces such as manholes or storm water drainage canals; • Provide full-body harness and lifelines and gas detectors when working in the confined spaces (Sewer manholes) or canals; • Ensure no worker spends too much time in confined areas • Ensure the presence of extra air brathing apparatus. • Provide occupational health and safety training to all employees involved in works; • Provide protective masks, helmet, overall (as one piece for sanitation work) and safety shoes, safety goggles, etc. as appropriate; • Provide workers in high noise areas with earplugs or earmuffs; • Follow driving safety instructions i.e. trained drivers, following speed limits, using well-maintained trucks; • Mitigate the risk of working in a hot environment by providing a clean /cold drinking water supply, avoid working during peak hot hours. • Provide first aid kits in each work site; • Provide mobile ladder and safety built for workers to get in and out of the excavation safely • Rented site for raw material such as reinforcement, sand and gravel needed for fabricatioin and construction of precast manholes should be fenced. • A protected site from sunshine and rainfall is provided for pipes and cements • Ensure an emergency response plan is in place to respond to any accidents or emergency situations. Backfilling - Dust generation and • Apply safety permit to work system vibration from the for all working activities at site to compactors ensure full implementation of Contractor/ - Incidents during using ESMP and OHS requirements; Resident Engineer Mandatory, BoQ compactors • Conduct awareness sessions about /Workers item - High vibration may cause (OHS) occupational and health cracks in the buildings of the safety for workers before the neighborhood. beginning of work. • Workers sign that they have received awareness about the implementation of the activity, and that they understood the special procedures that help mitigate, minimize and avoid potential risks • Ensure skilled workers are hired for this activity • Spray water during backfilling • At the old cities and beside old buildings, and narrow streets, use small compactor with low vibration or hand compactor. • Ensure an emergency response plan is in place to respond to any accidents or emergency situations Dealing with - Skin and eye irritation and • Store hazardous material and hazardous allergies from hazardous waste according to their MSDSs material handling. Contractor/ material and • Hazardous materials and wastes Resident Engineer waste if any - Diseases and contamination should be handled by trained Mandatory, BoQ from used manhole PPEs /Workers item workers. • Workers should be provided with proper PPEs Table 8 Occupational and Health Safety Plan 1.2.3. Occupational health and safety plan for rainwater drainage channels as part of paving projects Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s Excavation • Children fall from the edges of excavations • Issuing a permit for work by the resident work for all • The sides are demolished or landslides renowned engineer allowing the start of component during drilling or the waste of the pits slips work. s on the workers during the drilling process. • Organizing occupational health and safety • Vehicles fall in excavations awareness workshops before starting work • Injury to hands or feet during drilling in rocky that include the risk of collapses and being or semi-rocky areas using a manual or documented. mechanical excavator. • Ensure that drillers understand special • Dust, sand and particles fly during procedures that help avoid and mitigate excavations or construction work. potential risks. • Injury to parties when using drilling or • Workers certainly signed that they received drilling equipment. the necessary awareness about the • Exposure to burning sunlight during stone implementation of the activity and that they clicking causes headaches and understood special measures that help to psychological and neurological disorders. mitigate and reduce risks and avoid • Misuse of equipment for excavations or potential risks. removal of waste and the like. • Use dynamite for drilling Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Respiratory diseases caused by dust • Equipping the site and regulating the chuan inhalation of materials to ensure the safety of workers at work, • Conduct oblique excavations from certain angles if working in collapsed or water- saturated soil . • Use the appropriate equipment for leveling, drilling and paying special attention while using the mechanical excavator to cut or take off rocks. • Maintenance of drilling equipment before starting work to ensure that it is in good condition and safe to work • Remove falling blocks or sliding soil in any area elevated on excavations and in and around the pit. • Erecting signs and warning signs in the drilling areas. • Providing guards in drilling areas to prevent road users from accessing drilling. • Alert road users and communities about the risks of drilling. • Isolating and securing the work area appropriately using barriers and fences • Daily maintenance of the drilling fence to make sure it is installed. • Provide adequate lighting in drilling areas. • Ensuring that the remnants of the excavations are collected and transported to the designated dumps quickly. Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Providing dust protection gloves,masks, googles, protective helmets, protective shoes and all personal protection tools to mitigate the risk of activity and worn on the job at all times. • Place the soil resulting from the drilling in a place 0.80 meters away from the edges of the pits. • Put the rocks extracted from the excavations away from the piles of dirt . • Prohibiting to use dynamite for any activity. • Spraying water on the dust emitted during drilling and leveling work to reduce dust. • Make sure to strengthen the walls of excavations by the usual means and according to the classification of the site and the soil and its characteristics. • Make sure there are safe entrances and exits for excavations. • Be sure to identify the places of extensions of ground services and coordinate with the relevant authorities to provide the plans and their representatives to come to the site and mark them before starting the excavation work. • Make sure that the drilling equipment is as far away from the edges of the excavations as possible. • Facilitate safe passage of people, especially people with special needs, to their homes. Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Before drilling begins, perform manual drilling to avoid damaging underground infrastructure. • Make sure to control traffic and walk away from excavations. • Ensure that there is an emergency plan to respond to any accidents or emergencies. • Make sure to identify the features and protections of excavations with barriers. • Ensure that there is an emergency response plan to respond to any incidents or emergencies. Constructi • njury to the hands or feet during • The emergency response plan should be on of excavations or construction work. put into effect and include details of the rainwater • Dust, sand and dust fly during excavations nearest hospital or health centre and drainage or construction work. everyone understands their responsibilities canal walls • Exposure to burning sunlight while clicking for all work, provides a first aid fund and a stone causes headaches and psychological list of people who are able to provide first and neurological disorders. aid and place it in a prominent place that all • Misuse of equipment employees on site see. • Stones fall over workers during cutting, • Regular rest for workers and clean water . transportation or construction. • Workers certainly signed that they received • Shoulder and back muscle injuries due to the necessary awareness about the weight lifting in the wrong way for a long implementation of the activity and that they time. understood special measures that help to • Workers are unaware of the safety risks in mitigate and reduce risks and avoid the workplace. potential risks. • Falling from the stairs while building walls. • Ensure that workers wear the necessary • Cracks in the hands due to direct cement personal protection tools at all times and touch. receive them free of charge . Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Use explosives to extract stones. • -Periodic inspection to ensure the safety of stairs before and during work. • Ensure that skilled workers are contracted to carry out these activities. • Periodic inspection to ensure the application of risk mitigation measures and the cessation of unsafe behaviour and situations. • Make sure that the stone cutting equipment is in good condition and safe to use. -Cutting, • Issuing a permit for work by the resident cracking, • Eye injury during cutting stones supervisor engineer allowing him to start taking off • Hand injury work. and • Foot injury • Organizing occupational health and safety transportin • Stones fall over workers during cutting, awareness workshops before starting work g stones. transporting or loading stones. that include the risk of collapses and be • Workers fall when standing on stones to cut documented. or walk on them. • Distribution of personal protective • A car collision of workers during the equipment to workers according to the transport of materials. nature of the risks and work in the activity. • Stones fall on passers-by or people walking • The use of personal protective equipment on the road near excavations in high places. during stone cutting or cracking is • Misuse of equipment during stone cutting. mandatory and: • Use explosives to cut or dig stones in rocky • Protection sail gloves should be used when areas. loading, transporting and distributing stones • Workers' bodies were damaged by flying • Wearing appropriate protective shoes rock fragments. during the implementation of the activity is • Hearing injury during excavations using mandatory. mechanical excavators or stone cutting • Goggles should be worn to protect the eyes equipment. from stone fragments while cracking and cutting stones. Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Serious injuries may occur during stone • Full care should be exercised during cutting cutting as a result of the use of unsafe stones in high places. equipment. • Eyes must be safe to protect the eye from stone fragments while braking and cutting stones. • Ear plugs should be used to protect hearing from noise from mechanical excavators and stone cutting equipment, as well as to wear dust and volatile dust muzzles . • Use safe and suitable equipment for cutting, forming and maintaining stones continuously. • Stones are stored and arranged in the workplace and ensure that the road is not blocked, traffic is obstructed or that risks are caused to passers-by and workers. • The use of explosives is strictly prohibited and workers are responsible for non- compliance • Occupational health and safety regulations. • Ensure that there is an emergency response plan to respond to any incidents or emergencies. -Install- • Risk of falling. • Issuing work permits by the resident iron or • Cracks appear on the hands as a result of supervisor engineer to carry out the works concrete direct contact with cement. • Conducting awareness sessions on covers for • Various hand injuries during closures and occupational health and safety before rainwater the placement of rebar rods. starting the consultation and documenting it. drainage • Burns resulting from the use of welding. channels Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Employing skilled workers to carry out this activity. • The wood used must be in excellent condition in addition to ensuring the quality of the work of the openings and wood supports by the supervising engineer. • Distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) to employees in proportion to the nature of the work/risks in the activity. • Use safety gloves while dealing with or running sharp objects or adhesives. • Wear safety shoes during the implementation of closures and lay iron rods. • Wearing long rubber safety shoes is mandatory while mixing and pouring concrete. • The emergency response plan should be in place with details of the nearest hospital or medical centre. All workers understand responsibilities. First aid boxes and a list of trained paramedics are available and are known to all workers. • -Work in • Workers working in confined places must confined have a work permit approved by the person spaces • Injury/death - lack of oxygen; toxic gases in charge. (intra- • Ensure the safety of the air surrounding the channel confined areas before each entry and work for measure oxygen and toxic gases Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s finishing concentrations and provide adequate or lighting, and provide the necessary tools maintenan and devices such as a respirator, hydrogen ce) sulfide meter, safety belts, helmets and paws ... etc • Make sure that a person is assigned to monitor the safety of all activities of access to confined places. • Develop a plan and provide training in access to confined areas. • An emergency response plan must be developed with details of the nearest hospital or medical centre. All workers understand responsibilities, first aid boxes and a list of trained paramedics are available and are known to all workers, providing on-site transportation. -Mixing • Issuing a permit for work by the resident and supervisor engineer allowing him to start processing • Serious injuries due to contact with cement work. of the • Organizing occupational health and safety mixing equipment while working. concrete awareness workshops before starting work mixture • Cracks appear on the hands as a result of that include the risk of collapses and be the effect of the chemical component of documented. cement during mixing and direct contact • Use the professional workforce to carry out with liquid cement. mandatory activities during mixing and pouring concrete. • Use sail gloves while loading, transporting and distributing stones during construction. Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Shoes, long rubber safety paws and muzzles must be worn while mixing concrete on site. • -Make sure that the concrete mixing equipment is in good condition. • Workers should be aware of the dangers of concrete mixing equipment and maintain a safe distance during movement and rotation. • Locate cement mixing equipment on flat fixed ground to avoid collapse during operation and stay away from traffic. • Ensure that there is an emergency response plan to respond to any incidents or emergencies. Reinforced • Serious injuries or fractures resulting from • Issuing a permit for work by the resident concrete the fall of workers during the reinforcement supervisor engineer allowing him to start works work, rebar placement and concrete work. including casting. • Organizing occupational health and safety installation • Cracks in the hands due to direct cement awareness before starting work, including of iron touch. the risk of collapses, and documenting rods and • Various injuries to the hands during the them. casting of support work and the placement of rebar. • Use skilled professional labour to carry out concrete • Burns and injuries resulting from the use of activities. for the welding and cutting equipment. • The wood used should be in excellent cannal • Injuries to the hands and feet as a result of condition, in addition to the supervising surface the use of hand tools such as hammers and engineer's assurance of the quality of the azamel. proper support work with wood or iron. • Serious injuries due to contact with cement • Distribution of personal protective mixing equipment while working. equipment to workers according to the nature of risks and work activities. Tasks with risk Hazard Risk mitigation measures possibilitie s • Use protective gloves while handling and operating sharp objects or with an iron hook wire. • Wearing protective shoes when carrying out the work of weeding and placing armed iron. • Wearing rubber and long-neck shoes is mandatory during mixing and pouring concrete • Workers should be aware of the dangers of concrete mixing equipment and maintain a safe distance during movement and rotation. • Locate cement mixing equipment on flat fixed ground to avoid falling during operation and to stay away from traffic • Personal protective clothing, eye protection and face masks are provided to workers working in welding or cutting. • Ensure that there is an emergency plan to respond to any incidents or emergencies. Table 9 Occupational and Health Safety Plan 6 Environmental, Social, and OHS Clauses and Liabilities for Contractors: 6.1 Conditions for the Eligible Contractors: 1. Provision of adequate and suitable equipment for the activities of the subprojects 2. A financial capability that ensures the subprojects will be executed and completed as per agreed terms and conditions. 3. Provision of insurance policies for the workers as a condition to signing the contracts. 4. The OHS tools should be provided with acceptable quality according to the BOQ with conducting training to the workers. These materials should be conditional for the handover of the site to the contractors. 5. Contractors are fully responsible for any accident or incident of any that may occur 6. Contactor's strict compliance with the ban on the use of explosives. 7. Contractors and contractors’ site representatives have undertaken OHS training and are fully aware of the risks, mitigation measures, and responsibilities. 8. Contractors should abide by the principle of non-discrimination in all aspects of employment. 9. Banning the use of explosives should be enforced and monitored. 10. The contractor will be terminated if they do not comply with the E&S and OHS mitigation measures during implementation. 11. Contractors shall ensure compliance with the Code of Conduct 6.2 Environmental and Social Clauses for Contractors: The contractors shall supply and execute the necessary works on-site to mitigate the environmental and social impacts of the subproject in accordance with the bidding and contractual E&S requirements. The Environmental and Social Clauses for Contractors should at least reflect the following but not exhaustive items: 1. Worker Health and Safety: To avoid work-related accidents and injuries, the contractors will: 1.1 Provide occupational health and safety training to all employees (including the community workder if any) involved in the works. 1.2 Provide protective masks, helmets, overalls and safety shoes, safety goggles, as appropriate. 1.3 Provide workers in high noise areas with earplugs or earmuffs. 1.4 Ensure availability of first aid box. 1.5 Provide employees with access to toilets and potable drinking water and soap. 1.6 Train workers regarding the handling of hazardous materials hazardous materials and storing and managing hazardous materials 2. Labor Management Plan: 67 The estimated / planned number of labors for urban stone paving is 385 skilled and 772 unskilled labor during the project life for all 5 subprojects (as classified in Table 2) in which the contractor is responsible on: 2.1 Wages and Deductions: The contractor shall be in line with the current market rates paid for skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled labor. Also, the daily rates could differ from one governorate to another; hence, it should be equivalent to the wages paid in the specific location. On the other hand, community workers should be paid similar to the contracted workers. PWP field staff shall monitor and ensure contractor pays all workers based on market rates in the area. 2.2 Child Labor and Forced Labor: Ensure all workers are 18 Years old and above, and no child, forced, involuntary or unpaid labor will be used in any works. 2.3 Labor influx: The contractor should use workers from the local communities as possible. Some parts of the activities including special works that require skilled labors, these tasks may undertake by appropriately skilled workers from the targeted areas and when not available, the contractors may hire skilled laborers from nearby areas. Gender-based Violence (GBV)/Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA)/Sexual Harassment (SH): The contractor and its workers should sign the Code of Conduct and ensure workers respect and adherence to the Code of Conduct CoC for the local community's protection and do no harm. Ensure that workers respect local community cultures, and social safeguard issues on Gender, SEA/H, and GBV. Raise awareness on the GRM system and how it can be used to report any GBV cases. 2.4 Community Health and Safety: The contractor shall protect the local communities from any risks that might be generated during the implementation including exposure to the virus (COVID-19) and as mentioned in the OHS plan above. 2.5 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS): The contractor shall maintain occupational health and safety system in the site to protect workers from hazards and risks and provide adequate health and safety training18, required PPE, first aid box, and toilets and potable drinking water, and as mentioned in the OHS plan above. 2.6 Overtime Work: The contractors shall provide workers basic wages per hour of overtime on normal working days and on the day of weekly rest, and official holidays and leave, in addition to the entitlement to standard wages for such holidays according to the Yemeni Laws. 2.7 Gender and Social Inclusion: Contractors to adopt a non-discrimination in job opportunities during the implementation to ensures a non-discriminatory and inclusive manner, including women, and as mentioned in the Environmental and Social Management Plan. 18 This project will be implemented by national / traditional contractors. However the contractor will be responsible for providing training and PPE for each worker 68 2.8 Training of workers: PWP staff and Contactors shall provide the workers with required training and daily toolbox talk in the OHS, GBV, SEA, GRM, and as mentioned in the Environmental and Social Management Plan. 2.9 Addressing worker grievances: Contactors shall provide the work site with a GM system for all workers (community and contracted workers) including providing the complaints box and the project board with complaint means. The mechanism will also allow for anonymous complaints to be raised and addressed. Training on handling grievance in positive manner shall be provided to the contractor. 2.10 Insurance: the contractor shall provid an insurance for any injury happen for any worker or any other third party got enjeried inside the site place. 3. Supply and implement roadblocks and traffic signs to prevent the entry of non-workers to work sites (zinc - timber - concrete blocks - warning tapes - traffic signs). 4. Conduct work section by section and to keep enough access to spaces on both sideways open and clear from any materials for continuous access of pedestrians, residents including disabled persons in the targeted sub-streets sections. 5. Conduct work of stone paving by using as possible manual labor that resides in the local areas where the works are conducted except for manholes work as well trained and skilled workers only allowed to work with full supervision. 6. Assign a permanent safety supervisor to follow up the implementation of an environmental and social management plan as well as OHS requirements during the implementation of work activities at the site 7. Apply a safety work permit system for all working activities at the site to ensure full implementation of ESMP and OHS requirements. 8. Supply of personal safety equipment and tools including boots, helmets, gloves, goggles, masks, earplugs, safety belts, air breathing apparatus, full body harness etc. in quantities enough for all laborers at the expense of the contractors and ensure the adherence of using by all. 9. Provide first aid boxes in the worksites (as per the emergency response plan) which contain (adhesive plaster of different sizes - –sterile gauze - scissors – disinfectant- forceps - etc.). 10. Provide a contingency plan containing the names and numbers of the nearest health center and local assistants, the routes to be used, and the means of transport. 11. All necessary PPEs and COVID protection gears required for the job are distributed to each worker who will be participating in the implementation. 12. Ensure adherence to COVID-19 precautionary measures and social distancing is applied in the worksite and hygiene kits (water and soap) are available. 13. Construction of bathrooms of dimensions of 1.5 × 1 meters and a temporary height of 2.0 meters of zinc, wood, or plank, etc., and temporary hand washing basins. 14. Provision of water for these bathrooms and or trenches with covers and obliging all workers and supervisors to use them. 15. Separate the material and store them accordingly and provide enough space for movement and maneuvering. 16. Removal of all waste during the implementation period to a dedicated location outside the work area (allocated landfills) and following the instructions of the consultant. 17. Commit to placing disturbing equipment away from populated places and operating them at the appropriate times. 18. Commit to storing hazardous materials away from workers and sensitive zones and watercourses and not to change oils or leave grease residue in the work area. 69 19. Commit to the repair of public services (electricity, telephone, water, sewage) that are broken during the implementation of the project. 20. The Contractors shall coordinate with the competent authorities to regulate the traffic in the streets and shall not start work in any street until the completion of works in other streets to facilitate movement. 21. Report immediately any accident or injury occurring during the execution of the work and within a maximum period of 24 hours. 22. Conduct awareness sessions about OHS before the beginning of work by the contractors this includes hazards associated with the activity, mitigation measures, workers' responsibility, GRM, sexual harassment, abuse, and gender-based violence as well as the disciplinary action against any violation. 23. The contractors shall adhere to the use of the Permit to Work system (PTW) for all activities and ensure all workers are aware of the system. 24. Contractors must address the risk of gender-based violence, through: 24.1.1 Mandatory and repeated training and awareness-raising for the workforce about refraining from unacceptable conduct toward local community members, specifically women. 24.1.2 Informing workers about national laws that make sexual harassment and gender- based violence a punishable offense that is prosecuted. 24.1.3 Introducing a Worker Code of Conduct as part of the employment contract, and including sanctions for non-compliance (e.g., termination) 24.1.4 Adopting a policy to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in investigating complaints about gender-based violence. 25. Contractors must not employ workers below the age of 18 and must ensure verification of documents is conducted before hiring. 26. Provide proof of insurance for all laborers, including the third party, before the implementation of the project. 27. Commit to not use any type of explosive materials for the extraction of stones required for the project or any revelent works. 28. Movement of Trucks and Construction Machinery: The Contractors moving solid or liquid construction materials and waste shall take strict measures to minimize littering of roads by ensuring that vehicles are licensed and loaded in such a manner as to prevent falling off or spilling of construction materials. This could be done by sheeting the sides and tops of all vehicles carrying mud, sand, other materials, and debris. Construction materials should be brought from registered sources in the area and debris should be transferred to assigned places in the landfill with a documented confirmation. 29. Traffic Safety Measures: The Contractors shall provide, erect, and maintain such traffic signs, road markings, barriers, and traffic control signals, and other measures as may be necessary for ensuring traffic safety around the rehabilitation site. The Contractors shall not commence any work that affects the public motor roads and highways until all traffic safety measures necessitated by the work are fully operational. 30. Gas, Noise and Dust Control: The Contractors shall take all practicable measures to minimize nuisance from noise, vibration, and dust caused by heavy vehicles and construction machinery. This includes: • Respecting normal working hours in or close to residential areas • Maintaining equipment in a good working order to minimize extraneous noise from mechanical vibration, creaking, and squeaking, as well as emissions or fumes from the machinery. • Shutting down equipment when it is not directly in use. • using operational noise mufflers 70 • Provide a water tanker and spray water when required to minimize the impact of dust. • Limiting the speed of vehicles used for construction. • Environmental training on machinery efficiency, the importance of maintenance , transportation efficiency and good practice usage of machinery in order to mitigate impacts from dust, gas, noise and climate change. 31. Protection of the Existing Installations: The Contractors shall properly safeguard all buildings, structures, works, services, or installations from harm, disturbance, or deterioration during the concession period. The Contractor shall take all necessary measures required for the support and protection of all buildings, structures, pipes, cables, sewers, and other apparatus during the concession period and will be required to repair any damage that may occur, in coordination with the Municipality and the relevant authorities. 32. Working in rainy seasons is not allowed where there is a risk of flooding, endangering workers or equipment. OHS related to sanitation works as part of paving projects 33. Applying confined spaces work permit system when working in the manholes or closed drainage systems; 34. Implement gas indicator and required ventilation to ensure the absence of toxic or harmful gases during working in manholes or closed water storm drainage systems/canals; 35. Provide self-contained breathing apparatus (Air cylinders) to all workers when working in the confined spaces such as manholes or storm water drainage canals; 36. Provide full-body harness and lifelines and gas detectors when working in the confined spaces (Sewer manholes) or canals; 37. Ensure presence of extra air breathing apparatus 38. Ensure workers spend very limited time in confined areas 39. Fencing the work site area by zinc to ban any citizens get in to the work area 40. to not open any work unless the enough fence and excavation sides support are available in the subprojects sites. 41. A protected site from sunshine and rainfall is provided for pipes and cements 42. Spray water during backfilling 43. At the old cities and beside old buildings, and narrow streets, use small compactor with low vibration or hand compactor. 44. The contractor should be fully complaied to all instructions; otherwise, according to the contract documents, suitable sanctions should be applied depending on the severity of the expected risk from this noncompliance, such as alert, final alert, and terminating the contract. OHS related to rainwater drainage channels as part of paving projects 45. Periodic inspection to ensure the safety of stairs before and during work 46. Make sure that the stone cutting equipment is in good condition and safe to use. 47. Stones are stored and arranged in the workplace and ensure that the road is not blocked, traffic is obstructed or that risks are caused to passers-by and workers. 71 48. -The use of explosives is strictly prohibited and the contractor is responsible for non- compliance in the subprojects sitesor in stones quarries if any. 49. Applying Occupational health and safety regulations 50. Use safety gloves while dealing with or running sharp objects or adhesives. 51. Wear safety shoes during the implementation of closures and lay iron rods. 52. Wearing long rubber safety shoes is mandatory while mixing and pouring concrete. 53. Ensure the safety of the air surrounding the confined areas before each entry and measure oxygen and toxic gases concentrations and provide adequate lighting, and provide the necessary tools and devices such as a respirator, hydrogen sulfide meter, safety belts, helmets and paws 54. The slabs supporting wood used should be in excellent condition, in addition to the supervising engineer's assurance of the quality of the proper support work with wood or iron. 55. Locate cement mixing equipment on flat fixed ground to avoid falling during operation and to stay away from traffic 6.3 Environmental and Social Liabilities for Contractors Contractors will be legally and financially accountable for any environmental or social damage or prejudice caused by their workers and it is thus expected that controls and procedures are put in place to manage environmental and social performance. These will include: • Mitigation measures to be included in the contract will be specified in the subproject bidding documents. • Deductions for environmental noncompliance will be added as a clause in the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) section. • The contractor should be fully complaied to all instructions; otherwise, according to the contract documents, suitable sanctions should be applied depending on the severity of the expected risk from this noncompliance, such as alert, final alert, and terminating the contract. • Environmental penalties shall be calculated and deducted in each submitted invoice. • Any impact that is not properly mitigated will be the object of an environmental/social notice by PWP. • For minor infringements and social complaints: if an incident occurs, which causes temporary but reversible damage, the contractors will be given the notice to remedy the problem and restore the environment. No further actions will be taken if the PWP project engineer confirms that restoration is done satisfactorily. • For social notices, the PWP project engineer will alert the contractors to remedy the social impact and to follow the issue until solved. If the contractor does not comply with the remediation request, work will be stopped and considered under no excused delay. • If the contractors have not remedied the environmental impact during the allotted time, the PWP will stop the work and give the contractors a notification indicating a financial penalty according to the non-compiled mitigation measure that was specified in the bidding document. No further actions will be required if that restoration is done satisfactorily. Otherwise, if Contractors have not remedied the situation within one day any additional days of stopping work will be considered no excused delay. • In the event of repeated non-compliance totaling 5% of the contract value, the Project Engineer will bring the environmental and social notices to the PWP procurement to take legal action. 72 7 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan The implementation of the mitigation measures will be monitored through daily checks by the resident engineers, biweekly by the OHS/SES staff at the branches as well as monthly visits by PWP subareas managers and the regular TPM and UNOPS field monitoring visits. Following aspects will be monitored (though the list will keep updated to accommodate any emerging issues or updated aspects that may be recommended by the monitoring reports): Action Indicators Responsible19 Timeframe Ensure contractors and their workers signed the Contractors, and their PWP Safeguard/ Before Code of Conduct CoC and they are aware to workers signed on the Contractor/ Resident commencement of respect the local community's protection and do no Code of Conduct CoC Engineer/ Gender Focal work harm. Point Number of complaints received. Adherence of contractor to permit to work system Number of permits Contractor/ Resident Daily as required for activities as identified by the risk assessment20 issued for activities Engineer/ PWP safeguard and ensuring all safety measures for the task is in place All OHS requirements for the subproject are Incorporating OHS Subarea Staff Within one week identified and available in the place. requirements Resident Engineer before into project documents. commencement of work Number of incidents Signboard with GRM contact details in place Signboard with GRM Subarea Staff Within one week contact details in place Resident Engineer before commencement of work Providing a complaint box, in addition to making Providing a complaint Subarea Staff Bi-weekly awareness-raising and distributing phone numbers. box, number of Resident Engineer 19 • The indicators are shared between the Responsible agencies, some of them are the responsible for implement the action and others are responsible for monitoring the actions' implementation according to the level of the position. 20 • Risk assessment should be undertaken once in the project cycle and when its required as when we have new activities in the subprojects or when a sever accident happened, in which the risks and their mitigation measures should be attached with sub-project documents. 73 awareness-raising and brochures distributing Regular awareness sessions to communities and Number of awareness Resident Engineer Weekly workers aware of the safety requirements are sessions to communities conducted and workers Regular awareness sessions to communities, Number of awareness Subarea Staff At the onset of community committee, and workers about the use of sessions to communities Resident Engineer subprojects and GM and workers Gender Focal Point regularly Regular awareness sessions to communities, Number of awareness Subarea Staff Before community committee, and workers about the sessions to Resident Engineer commencement of historical value of the worksite and the importance communities, a Antiquities Authority the work of reporting any archaeological discoveries community committee, and workers about archaeological discoveries management procedures Availability of the correct type of PPE and the PPES check list Contractor/ Resident Before adherence to proper use of PPE by all workers Engineer commencement of the work All accidents and incidents are reported to head Number and types of Contractor/ Resident within 48 hours office within 24 hours and communicated to UNDP accidents, and injuries Engineer recorded An emergency response plan with details of the Emergency plan banner Contractor/ Resident From the beginning nearest hospital or medical center shall be in place in the site photo Engineer / Safeguard of the and responsibilities are understood by all workers. Photos that reflect Specialist implementation First aid boxes are available and a list of trained First aiders is posted and known by all workers workers training in the emergency plan Photo for the first aid box on site 74 Inspections are conducted to verify the safety Forms and reports filled Subarea Staff Daily measures are in place and documented in every visit Resident Engineer Monthly Bi-monthly No child labor is permitted, and workers must be 18 Number of Contractor/ Resident Daily years or older. Verifying age by checking IDs and child labor (employed/ Engineer / Community other available documents. Ensure a Labor Log is used) Committee available, and all workers are registered Labor log and IDs Ensure full adherence to COVID-19 precautionary Number of workers Subarea Staff Before measures by all those involved in the wearing PPEs Resident Engineer commencement of implementation of the subprojects. Number of workers work have a fever Ensure all activities that require specific skills are Number of skilled Resident Engineer Daily done by skilled workers. workers Tools and equipment to be regularly maintained and Results of the Resident Engineer Weekly inspected to ensure they are of acceptable quality periodically report Monthly and in good working condition for the required activity Involvement of the community in the supervision of No. of GRM complaints Community Committee Bi-monthly the implementation of the subproject and report any from the community Subarea Staff findings Gender Focal Point All construction works are to be conducted during No. of GRM complaints Resident Engineer Daily daylight and no work to be done at night Community Committee air pollution, gas emissions, noise, waste, and traffic Amount of fumes /dust Resident Engineer Daily management observed Society Complaints on the noise level or waste at work site Trees planting shall be conducted as BOQs Number of planted Resident Engineer Before invoice No. native trees Sub-area staff 1 Photos Ensuring awareness is raised regarding Gender- Number of awareness Gender Focal Point / Daily Based Violence GBV and Sexual Harassment SH sessions Resident Engineer Photos / Community Committee 75 among all workers as well as the community. Ensure laws are enforced for any violations GBV/SEA/SH (if occurs) are reported in accordance Reports Gender Focal Point When happen with the law /Resident Engineer / Community Committee Ensure latrines and handwashing stations are Photos Contractor/ Resident Daily available and supplied with water Engineer Ensure non-discrimination and inclusion of women Photos of women Gender Focal Point / Before and persons with disabilities when selecting awareness Subarea staff / Resident commencement of beneficiaries GRM complaints Engineer / work and during the Safeguard Specialist / implementation Community Committee Deliver awareness to the local community members Photos for the Gender Focal Point / During the project's including women, marginalized groups on gender awareness seasons Subarea staff / Resident preparation stages and GBV. Engineer / and the Safeguard Specialist / implementation Community Committee Monitoring and reporting GBV and SH issues . Number of recorded Gender Focal Point / Daily Ensure GM cases related to GBV and SH are well grievances Safeguard Specialist / treated and mitigated as a priority . GRM Specialist Ensure no explosives are used in the sub-projects The supervisor daily Contractor/ Subarea staff Daily and all workers are aware of this. form / Resident Engineer The outputs of the Safeguard Specialist / Community Committee inspection visits Ensure no financial exploitation of communities or GRM complaints Subarea staff / Resident Weekly beneficiaries Engineer Monthly Safeguard Specialist / Community Committee Monitoring during operation phase Community satisfaction Number of grievances Community Committee raised and types Road safety/accidents Number of accidents Community Committee compared to previous ones 76 Flooded areas Decrease in the amount Community Committee of flooded areas/zones Table 10 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan 77 8 Stakeholders Engagement Plan and Public Consultation: The stakeholders' engagement has been conducted by engaging all parties that will be targeted in these interventions including relevant local authorities, communities' ladders, and local communities. The stakeholders' engagement activities include sharing communities' needs, deciding the priorities, and developing the subprojects designs and plans. Public consultations have been conducted by PWP social consultants' teams (male and female) to inform the local community of the activities to take place and get feedback. Precautionary measures were taken to avoid the spread of COVID-19; social distancing was applied and implemented, outdoor consultations were held, masks were distributed, and all attendees were required to wear them. The full list of attendance is in (annex 4). > Consultation Consulted Beneficiaries Sub Project Intervention Date Male Female Total Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1-Lot A), Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and 2/12/2021 48 9 57 ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1-Lot B), Dhamar governorate Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al-Aqsa- Lot A, Zinjibar, 12/01/2022 22 16 38 Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al-Aqsa- Lot B Zinjibar Abyan governorate Stone paving for Post Office area and Al-Nasser Hospital neighborhoods (phase2), 19/01/2022 13 5 18 Al-Dhalea governorate Total 83 30 113 Table 11 subprojects Consultation Date Topics of the Consultations: - Ensure that communities' needs are in line with their priorities. - Inform local communities about the activities to be undertaken, the sub-projects timetable, and the work plan. - Inform them about their rights to have a job opportunity during implementation. - Raise their awareness about subproject's potential risks such as safety, health, environmental, and social risks and required control measures. - Inform them about their roles in monitoring the compliance of contractors and workers in the worksites and their rights to give their concerns. 78 - Document and address the local communities’ concerns, expectations, and feedback. - Ensure the participation of subproject beneficiaries both females and males. - Discuss the positive impacts that the subprojects will have for improving services to the beneficiaries. - Inform them that the road traffic may temporarily be interrupted during implementation and how to coordinate with subproject supervisors and contractors to manage the traffic. - Raise their awareness regarding social safeguards such as GBV, SH, and abuse, that may occur during the implementation and the required measures that should be taken in case of occurrence. - Inform them about how to use the GRM to give their opinions regarding social safeguard, OHS, and any complaints and concerns without fear. - Raise their awareness for the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to protect themselves and their families and inform them that during the implementation the control measures for covid-19 will be applied. - Raise their awareness regarding other diseases such as Cholera. - Distribution of awareness posters about OHS, COVID-19, GRM, and Gender with all beneficiaries to contribute to building positive culture regarding safeguard. 8.1 Public Consultation Findings and Feedback The consultation process took the form of face-to-face and group interviews with local communities’ members (both males and females) and feedback collected through questionnaires and discussion. The COVID-19 control measures have been applied during the consultation such as distribution masks, provide hand sanitizers, and maintain a distance of at least 1.5 meters between consulted people. The consultation starts with a brief explanation of the nature and objectives of the subproject and potential impact and proposed mitigation measures. The consulted beneficiaries prioritize their needs which in this case are stone paving. The consulted beneficiaries have expressed their support to targeted subprojects as it will have positive social impacts on the community. No concerns regarding land, noise, nor SEA/SH have been expressed by the beneficiaries , only some concerns are raised during the construction phase such as the provision of temporary latrines for workers, taking care of underground services and water pipes during construction and excavation. Ensure that all construction waste will be transferred to designated area. 8.2 Sustainability of Subproject and Community Ownership PWP engages all affected parties of subprojects within the subprojects cycle, consultations are conducted at various stages including consultation with the communities for selection of interventions based on focal group discussions with women and men, formation of the Community committees by electing members including female members with the total number of 9 male and 1 females, training on various aspects for operation and maintenance. Also, coordination with Local Authorities / Councils to inform on activities taking place, the possibility of their role in operation and maintenance, their role as facilitators in case of security issues or any disputes, etc. As well as coordination with other IPs such as SFD, UNICEF, other Clusters such as WASH 79 and other agencies in the Field. Furthermore, PWP conducts public feedback sessions with targeted communities during site visits to listen to their concerns and feedback as well as to ensure their acceptance of the interventions. 8.3 Stakeholders Engagement Plan PWP will continue to engage the stakeholders during the subproject's implementation through conducting meetings with beneficiaries, community committees, and local authorities to discuss any raised issues, implementation aspects, as well as listen to stakeholders' concerns and feedback. Subarea's managers will conduct monthly meetings with community committees around four to six times during the implementation to coordinate with them for the implementation and safeguard issues, conducting awareness and training sessions regarding safeguard requirements and their monitoring roles. Also, PWP resident engineers will be in continuous cooperation and coordination with the community committees at the sites to discuss any issues that might be raised. Furthermore, different meetings with the local authorities may be conducted to work in cooperation to facilitate the implementation. In addition, at the end of implementation, meetings with beneficiaries, community committees, and local authorities will be conducted to prepare for the subproject submission and operation process . Also, to conduct the training for beneficiaries and community committees on the project operation and maintenance to ensure subprojects sustainability. Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1- Lot A&B), Dhamar governorate 80 Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al- Aqsa-LotA&B, Zinjibar, Abyan governorate Stone paving for Post Office area and Al-Nasser Hospital neighborhoods (phase2), Al-Dhalea governorate Table 12 Stakeholders Engagement Capacity Building According to the ESMF, UNOPS and PWP will conduct capacity building for different levels in all subproject's life cycle. An annual comprehensive training will be done for PWP main and sub- areas staff in which revision and updates had been reflected according to the World Bank's new ESF. During the public consultation, awareness was given covering all topics in section 8.1. the executive staff 21as the main part in managing projects implementation at the governorates level will have training seasons in place their responsibilities, liabilities, risk\impact assessment, and mitigation measures plan are represented and they should sign their commitment to these procedures. Also, another training will take place for resident engineers where every person's responsibilities, implementation procedures, needed forms, risk assessment methods, and general OHS procedures will be given. In site handing to the contractor, PWP sub-area representatives will conduct awareness sessions for workers, community committees, and some of the community members that will represent the required Environmental, social, and OHS 21 The contractor, supervisor engineer, and contractor OHS assistant. 81 aspects needed in the implementation phase. During the implementation phase, different awareness sessions should be done in the different sub-projects period. The supervisor engineer with help from the contractor OHS assistant will conduct daily awareness session as possible in which daily expected risks in daily works should be reflected for workers. GBV&SEA, GRM, code of conduct, and Covid-19 procedures will be part of this awareness as well. Every two weeks, PWP sub-area assistant will aware workers and local communities during his site visit. Everyone month, PWP sub-area managers will raise the workers and the local community awareness as well. On-site handing over occasion, project maintenance procedures shall be given to local authorities and communities’ committees as part of the project closing phase. 9 Grievance Mechanism As part of an ongoing move to improve its accountability, PWP has developed a GM system for managing, responding to, and monitoring issues within its Programs. The accumulated experience in PWP to respond and interact with all partners and beneficiaries enables it to improve and adopt an efficient GM, focusing on institutionalizing the experience in dealing with complaints and mainstream it in the system context including MIS. GM awareness sessions have been conducted to explain the mechanism and introduce the system to the local communities, including female members and workers. GM brochures distributed to the local community that have full details on the system and complaint boxes placed in the subproject sites which will be opened weekly in a formal meeting with supervision from the local community committee -that is selected earlier during the early intervention stage and is usually consisted of 50% males and 50% females-. The complaints are then registered and classified according to their type and raised to branch offices to be addressed and solved. Other communication means also introduced to beneficiaries and listed below • Complaints box at subproject location which is open every week • Telephone: 8002626 • SMS, Telephone, and What's Up Number 775626262 • Face to face by during visits of PWP teams. PWP has GRM staff at HQs and locally at the subproject for GRM handling. Each complaint is resolved either at the field by the Supervisor, or the Branch Office Manager or raised to the HQ. Complain boxes are collected by PWP staff during bi-weekly field visits. Ensure registering all complaints and address all that can be resolved in the field. The designated GRM specialist monitors complaints to ensure they are resolved satisfactorily, and complaints are closed. Complaints received will be recorded and investigated and the person who submit the complaints will be notified with the updates of his/her case. Similarly, all complaints received anonymously will be treated at the same level and as seriously as other complaints. Every effort is made to resolve any issue at the community level and within a time frame of 14 days. UNOPS will monitor the implementation of the CHM system and follow up on pending complaints and provide any needed assistance in case PWP is not able to solve the complaints themselves or higher involvement is required through SRM- Stakeholder Response Mechanism- to help project-affected stakeholders, governments and other 82 partners jointly resolve concerns and disputes. GBV/SEA/SH related complaints will be managed within the overall GM in which complaints will be managed according to GBV action plan procedures. After one year, the GM system will be reviewed in order to improve it. For instance, by examining the nature of complaints, complaints made by which gender ,If the GM is adapted to women, if no women made complaints, … etc. 83 Annex 1 – Environmental and Social Checklist 09-5-11481 09-5- 12-5-11514 12-5-15546 20-5-14128 Sub-Project No. 15545 1: The Natural Environment Answer (Minor, Moderate, Substantial, or High) 1.1 Are there any environmentally sensitive areas or threatened species that could be adversely affected by the subproject (specify below)? Intact natural forests NA NA NANANA NA NA Riverine forest NANA NANA NANA NANA Wetlands (lakes/rivers/seasonally inundated areas) If yes, how far are the nearest wetlands (lakes, rivers, seasonally inundated [flooded] areas)? NA NA NA ___________km NA NA NA NA NA Habitats of endangered species for which protection is required under NA NA Yemeni laws and/or international agreements Others (describe) (e.g. cultural sites, burial places, etc.) 2.Fauna and Flora 2.1 Will subproject involves the disturbance or modification of existing NA NA NA NA NA drainage channels (rivers, canals) or surface water bodies (wetlands, marshes)? 2.2 Will the subproject lead to the destruction or damage of terrestrial or NA NA NA NA NA aquatic ecosystems or endangered species directly or by induced development? 2.3 Will the subproject lead to the disruption/destruction of wildlife through NA NA NA NA NA interruption of migratory routes, disturbance of wildlife habitats, and noise- related problems? 3.Destruction/Disruption of Land and Vegetation 3.1 Will the subproject lead to unplanned use of the infrastructure being NA NA NA NA NA developed? 3.2 Will the subproject lead to long-term or semi-permanent destruction of NA NA NA NA NA soils in cleared areas not suited for agriculture? 84 3.3 Will the subproject lead to the interruption of subsoil and overland NA NA NA NA NA drainage patterns (in areas of cuts and fills)? 3.4 Will the subproject lead to landslides, slumps, slips, and other mass NA NA NA NA NA movements in soil? 3.5 Will the subproject lead to erosion of lands? NA NA NA NA NA 3.6 Will the subproject lead to health hazards and interference of plant NA NA NA NA NA growth by the dust raised and blown by vehicles? 4. Protected areas 4.1 Does subproject occur within/adjacent to any protected areas NA NA NA NA NA designated by the government (national park, national reserve, world heritage site, etc.) 4.2 If the subproject is outside of, but close to, any protected area, is it NA NA NA NA NA likely to adversely affect the ecology within the protected area (e.g. interference with migration routes of mammals or birds) 4.3 Would this project increase the current impact on the surrounding NA NA NA NA NA environment for example by using more water, chemicals, or machinery than previously? If yes HOW 5. Geology and Soils 5.1 Based on visual inspection or available literature, are there areas of NA NA NA NA NA possible geologic or soil instability (erosion-prone, landslide-prone, subsidence-prone)? 5.2 Based upon visual inspection or available literature, are there areas NA NA NA NA NA that have risks of a large-scale increase in soil salinity? 6 Landscape/aesthetics 6.1 Is there a possibility that the subproject will adversely affect the Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor aesthetic attractiveness of the local landscape? 7. Historical, archaeological or cultural heritage site 7.1. Based on available sources, consultation with local authorities, local NA NA NA NA NA knowledge, and/or observations, could the subproject alter any historical, archaeological, or cultural heritage site or require excavation nearby? 8. Resettlement and/or Land Acquisition 85 8.1 Will the subproject require land acquisition? NA NA NA NA NA NA 8.2 If so, will this land acquisition be involuntary? NA NA NA NA NA 8.3 If so, will this involuntary land acquisition lead to relocation or loss of NA NA NA NA NA shelter, loss of assets, or access to assets? 8.4 If so, will this involuntary land acquisition lead to loss of income NA NA NA NA NA sources or means of livelihood (whether or not affected persons must move to another location)? 8.5 Will the subproject lead to involuntary restriction of access to legally NA NA NA NA NA designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of displaced persons? 9. Noise pollution during Construction and Operations 9.1 Will operating noise level exceeds allowable/ambient noise limits? Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor 10. Solid or Liquid Wastes, including Medical Waste 10.1 Will subproject generate large amounts of residual wastes (solid or Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor liquid wastes), including medical waste? 10.2 If “Yes�, does the subproject include plan for collection & disposal? Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor 11. Pesticides, Insecticides, Herbicides or any other Poisonous or Hazardous Chemicals 11.1 Will the subproject require the use of such chemicals? NA NA NA NA NA 11.2 If, “Yes�, does the subproject include plan for safe handling, use & NA NA NA NA NA disposal? 12. Water and Soil Contamination 12.1 Will the subproject require large amounts of raw Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor materials/construction materials? 12.2 Will subproject generate large amounts of residual wastes, Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor construction material waste, or cause soil erosion? 12.3 Will the subproject result in soil or water contamination (e.g. from oil, NA NA NA NA NA grease, and fuel from equipment)? 12.4 Will the subproject lead to contamination of ground and surface water NA NA NA NA NA bodies by herbicides for vegetation control and chemicals for dust control? 86 12.5 Will the subproject lead to an increase in suspended sediments in NA NA NA NA NA streams affected by road cut erosion, a decline in water quality & increased sedimentation downstream? 12.6 Will subproject lead to the destruction of vegetation and soil in the NA NA NA NA NA right-of-way; borrow pits, waste dumps, and equipment yards? 12.7 Will the subproject lead to the creation of stagnant water bodies in NA NA NA NA NA borrow pits, quarries, etc., encouraging mosquito breeding and other disease vectors? 12.8 Will this project include the development of a large irrigation scheme? NA NA NA NA NA 12.9 Will this project aims at improving an irrigation scheme (without NA NA NA NA NA expansion)? 12.10 Will this project change the water quality and quantity in the project NA NA NA NA NA area or areas connected to it 12.11 Will this project involve the intensification of production systems that NA NA NA NA NA leads to land-use changes (e.g. deforestation), higher nutrient inputs leading to soil or water pollution, changes in water regimes (drainage, irrigation)? 13. Decent Work 13.1 Will this project affect the current or future employment situation of Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor the rural poor and in particular the labor productivity, employability, labor conditions, and rights at work of self-employed rural producers and other rural workers? 14. Gender 14.1 Could this project risk overlook existing gender inequalities in access Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor to productive resources, goods, services, markets, decent employment, and decision-making? For example, by not addressing existing discrimination against women and girls, or by not taking into account the different needs of men and women 15. Community Health, Safety, and Working Conditions 87 15.1 Are indigenous peoples present in the Project area (including Project NA NA NA NA NA area of influence)? 15.2 Is it likely that the Project or portions of the Project will be located on NA NA NA NA NA lands and territories claimed by indigenous peoples? 15.3 Would the proposed Project potentially affect the human rights, NA NA NA NA NA lands, natural resources, territories, and traditional livelihoods of indigenous peoples? 15.4 Would the Project adversely affect the development priorities of NA NA NA NA NA indigenous peoples as defined by them? 15.5 Will this project permanently or temporarily removes people from Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor their homes or means of production/livelihood or restrict their access to their means of livelihood? 15.6 Will the project bring about consolidation or adjustment of tenure NA NA NA NA NA rights? 15.7 Would elements of Project construction, operation, or Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor decommissioning pose potential safety risks to local communities? 15.8 Would the Project pose potential risks to community health and Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate safety due to transport, storage, construction? 15.9 Would the Project pose potential risks to community health and Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor safety due to the use and/or disposal of hazardous or dangerous materials (e.g. explosives, fuel, and other chemicals during construction and operation)? 15.10 Would failure of structural elements of the Project pose risks to NA NA NA NA NA communities? (e.g. collapse of buildings or infrastructure)? 15.11 Would the Project result in potential increased health risks (e.g. NA NA NA NA NA from water-borne or other vector-borne diseases)? 15.12 Does the Project pose potential risks and vulnerabilities related to Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate occupational health and safety due to physical, chemical, biological, and radiological hazards during Project construction, operation, or decommissioning? 88 15.13 Will the Project activities cause any risks for workers during the Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate construction? Table 13 Environmental and Social Checklist 89 Annex2 – PWP Environmental and Social Responsiveness (ESR) Criteria at Proposal Stage Note: To be selected and filled according to project type based on PWP baseline study Proposal Title Stone Paving in Urban Areas Proposal Dhamar, Abyan, and Al-Dhalea Governorates Location Confirmation ESR Criteria at the Proposal Stage Write Yes or No Consultation with the local community including a community Yes leader, men, women, and girls were conducted in the proposal stage regarding the design and location of the project. Their opinions were included in the proposal. Poor and vulnerable beneficiaries were defined, and the Yes community was obliged to providing help for them in the road paving subproject implementation. The project will not have a significant adverse environmental Yes and social impact yes The project will not raise land acquisition problems Stakeholders are aware of the PWP policy and have agreed to Yes follow/apply them towards a successful implementation of the urban road pavements. Yes Targeted beneficiaries are highly in need of this project All communities including (Male, female, and children) will Yes benefit from the intervention. The operation and maintenance requirements of the project Yes were explained to the community, and an acceptable system was developed for this purpose Responsibility for operation and maintains are defined and Yes committed Local communities are aware of project risks and GRM. Yes Yes The project will not cause any conflict among communities If the answer to any of the above questions is 'NO' then the project will be dropped at the proposal stage. If the answer is 'Yes' then incorporating this information in the project proposal Table 14 PWP Environmental and Social Responsiveness (ESR) Criteria at Proposal Stage 90 Annex 3 - PWP Checklist of Expected Environmental and Social Impacts to be Addressed at the Design Stage Project Name Stone Paving in Urban Areas Project Dhamar, Abyan, and Al-Dhalea Governorates Location Check List of the E&S Issues to be Addressed for construction Confirmation subproject at the Design Stage Write Yes or NO The relevant authorities were consulted on the design and all their Yes observations were taken into consideration. The design of the project will include the ES & OHS monitoring Yes plan The project design will ensure local community participation Yes during implementation. The design and the urban road contractual materials for example Yes stone are in harmony with the surrounding environment and the architectural character of the village. GRM tools have been included in the project document. Yes A safe work plan has been developed to project activities to control risks. OHS measures and Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs), were Yes added to the bidding documents. Temporary latrine and wash hand facilities have been included in Yes the project document. If any of the answers are "No", then the reasons must be stated in the design report. Table 15 PWP Checklist of Expected Environmental and Social Impacts to be Addressed at the Design Stage 91 Annex 4. – Public Consultation Reports (Social agreements & consultation attendance sheets) – Arabic > 92 93 Stone paving for ALSOLA'A neighborhood and ALMAHAL neighborhood (phase 1-Lot A and B), 94 95 Stone paving of middle road from Nasher Studio to Al-Haferah Factory + Faisal house to Al- Aqsa-Lot A and B, Zinjibar, 96 Stone paving for Post Office area and Al-Nasser Hospital neighborhoods (phase2), Table 16 Public Consultation Reports (Social agreements & consultation attendance sheets) - Arabic 97 Annex 5 – PWP Complain Handling Mechanism Figure 4 PWP Complain Handling Mechanism 98 Figure 5 PWP Complain Handling Mechanism 99